unopposed
adjective
un·op·posed
ˌən-ə-ˈpōzd 
1
: not opposed
an unopposed invasion
: having no opponent
a politician who is running for election unopposed
2
medical
: being or relating to estrogen replacement therapy in which a progestin (such as medroxyprogesterone acetate) is not coadministered to reduce the potential risks (such as endometrial cancer) associated with estrogen used alone
A woman who has had her uterus removed can take the estrogen "unopposed"—that is, without the addition of progestin.—
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Online court records show Baldwin filed an unopposed motion to reinstate the case in September, which was accepted earlier this month.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2025
Incumbents Witt and Peter Wagener ran unopposed for the property owner spots.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Oct. 2025
The crowded field includes a wide range of candidates jockeying for four spots on the city council, including two incumbents running unopposed and five newcomers.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2025
Sliwa, 71, ran unopposed for the GOP nomination and now trails both Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani and independent candidate Andrew Cuomo in recent polling.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2025
Incumbents Witt and Peter Wagener ran unopposed for the property owner spots.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Oct. 2025
The crowded field includes a wide range of candidates jockeying for four spots on the city council, including two incumbents running unopposed and five newcomers.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2025
Sliwa, 71, ran unopposed for the GOP nomination and now trails both Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani and independent candidate Andrew Cuomo in recent polling.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
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“Unopposed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unopposed. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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unopposed
adjective
un·op·posed
-ə-ˈpōzd
: being or relating to estrogen replacement therapy in which a progestin (as medroxyprogesterone acetate) is not coadministered to reduce the potential risks (as endometrial cancer) associated with estrogen used alone
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