UNOPPOSED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does unopposed mean? 

• UNOPPOSED (adjective)
  The adjective UNOPPOSED has 1 sense:

1. not having opposition or an opponent

  Familiarity information: UNOPPOSED used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• UNOPPOSED (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Not having opposition or an opponent

Context example:

the candidate was unopposed

Antonym:

opposed (being in opposition or having an opponent)

 Context examples 

Because chronic estrogen stimulation unopposed by progesterone may increase the risk of the endometrial carcinoma, administration of a combination estrogen-progestin in postmenopause may reduce the risk for women who require estrogen replacement therapy.

(Estradiol/Norethindrone Acetate Tablet, NCI Thesaurus)

An exotropia occurs due to the relatively unopposed force exerted on the eye by the lateral rectus muscle, which pulls the eye in an outward direction.

(Divergent Strabismus, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)