unopposed

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adjective

With no or little opposition

“Aaron Rule was elected unopposed in September 2006.”

Opposite
opposed
OriginEnglish opposed ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
Less commonScrabble 14
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Meanings

adjectiveunopposed (not comparable)
  1. not comparableWith no or little opposition
    1 more example

    A number of other mergers of U.S. railroads are mooted, but the I.C.C. [Interstate Commerce Commission] has made it clear that its assent to the N.& W.-Virginian proposal, which was unopposed by competitors or stockholders, should not be taken as an indication that others will swiftly pass its scrutiny.

    1960 January, “Talking of Trains: N.& W.-Virginian merger”, in Trains Illustrated, page 9
  2. not comparableWithout an opponent.

    Aaron Rule was elected unopposed in September 2006.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivenot having opposition or an opponent

Opposite
opposed

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishopposed
  9. Englishunopposed

From un- + opposed.

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Translations

German widerspruchslos
  • widerspruchslosTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

unopposed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unopposed

MLA

“unopposed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unopposed. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unopposed,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unopposed.

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