unseeded
adjective
un·seed·ed
ˌən-ˈsē-dəd 
: not seeded: such as
a
: having no seeds
unseeded fruit
b
: not seeded (see seed entry 2 sense 4b) among the contestants in a competition (such as a tennis tournament)
… ninth-seeded Lindsay Davenport lost quickly, in 65 minutes, to unseeded Julie Halard of France.—
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Rune has been honest that getting fast results, like the Masters win over Djokovic as an unseeded 19-year-old, didn’t always lead him to the right path.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
The Ramblers were unseeded in the NIT and beat San Jose State, San Francisco and Kent State to make it to the semifinal.
—Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
On Sunday, Zverev beat unseeded American Brandon Nakashima 3-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2.
—Jill Martin, CNN, 2 Sep. 2024
This year’s Australian Open brought not joy, but instead more frustration, in the shape of a first-round loss to Alex Michelsen, the unseeded 20-year-old American.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
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Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
The Ramblers were unseeded in the NIT and beat San Jose State, San Francisco and Kent State to make it to the semifinal.
—Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
On Sunday, Zverev beat unseeded American Brandon Nakashima 3-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2.
—Jill Martin, CNN, 2 Sep. 2024
This year’s Australian Open brought not joy, but instead more frustration, in the shape of a first-round loss to Alex Michelsen, the unseeded 20-year-old American.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Unseeded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unseeded. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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