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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
unopposed
adjective
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ Corbin ran unopposed for mayor.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ It was awarded to us by the Independent Television Commission after we submitted an unopposed bid for the franchise.
▪ Peter Chapple-Hyam's colt was virtually unopposed in the market, shortening up to 4-6 favourite after opening at evens.
▪ Slovo received an unopposed nomination for the post of national chairman in succession to Dan Tloome.
▪ Somehow they bombed the target in perfect weather and unopposed, and returned to Jersey.
▪ The Athenians did not wait; they went straight after the Chalkidians. who had been ravaging north-eastern Attica unopposed.
▪ They expected a swift passage, almost unopposed.
▪ This would consequently lead to increased motility because parasympathetic activity would be unopposed by diminished sympathetic activity.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
unopposed

1650s, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of oppose (v.).

Wiktionary
unopposed

a. 1 With no or little opposition 2 Without an opponent.

WordNet
unopposed

adj. not having opposition or an opponent; "unopposed military forces"; "the candidate was unopposed" [ant: opposed]

Usage examples of "unopposed".

Secondly, why was no attempt made to occupy the high ground and at least the towns of Velletri, Campoleone, and Cisterna twelve or twenty-four hours after the unopposed landing?

His progress, however, towards the Teme was not unopposed, but, on the contrary, was seriously obstructed by the Royalist infantry.

Chosen were to march south across the Little New Jordan, then swing west, they could cut the True Worders off from the rest of the Protectorate and probably march right into New Nazareth unopposed.

The small but magnificently equipped airforce of the expedition was flying unopposed over the Ambo mountains, observing all troop movements and pouncing immediately on any Ethiopian concentrations.

The small but magnificently equipped airforce of the expedition was flying unopposed over the Ambo mountains, observing all troop movements and pouncing immediately on any Ethiopian concentrations.

New Hebrides was a world of archipelagoes and small continents, and her people were scattered too thinly to prevent the enemy from landing unopposed in far too many places.

A few dogs barked as the invading cavalrymen captured the first Dutch villages unopposed.

He cursed Bappoo, knowing that his Cobras could destroy that small park and hurl the British into dazed confusion, yet the Prince was content to let the enemy climb the escarpment unopposed.

Sharpe explained, then he turned and walked down the wall where exhausted redcoats rested among the dead and dying Cobras, while beneath them, in the passage that Campbell had opened, a stream of soldiers poured unopposed into the fort.

Unopposed they reached the royal palace and marched up the marble steps, which had once been thickly crusted with emeralds but were now filled with tiny holes where the jewels had been ruthlessly torn from their settings by the Army of Revolt.

Dennis, because until your father galvanised the selection panel she was unopposed.

He ran unopposed through the gladiators, hopped nimbly onto the skirts of the Essay and hoisted himself topside.

When two more weeks went by without even a token payment, the entire squadron packed, armed, mounted, and after freeing the Black Horse noncoms, rode out of Kehnooryos Atheenahs unopposed.

Aside from these there were a moon-faced Bengali babu, a dark Italian with flashing eyes and teeth, and a stout person of bovine Teutonic cast--the type that is sage, shrewd, easy-going when unopposed, but capable under provocation of exhibiting the most conscienceless brutality.

Iaut, Ues and Tweest had been returned unopposed to the equally hastily arranged community council elections at Aotearoa and their first move had been to banish him from the settlement.