adj
Meaning 1
With no or little opposition
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
unopposed
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adj
Meaning 2
Without an opponent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- Aaron Rule was elected unopposed in September 2006.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 3
not having opposition or an opponent
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- unopposed military forces
- the candidate was unopposed
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: opposed
History
Etymology
From un- + opposed.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- German: widerspruchslos — Translations
- Gothic: 𐌿𐌽𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃𐌰𐌺𐌰𐌽𐍃 (unandsakans) — Translations
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