Unvanquished
adj.resilient, joyfulliterary
What it means
Not defeated or overcome after serious opposition.
Reach for it when Honoring a competitor, cause, or spirit that still stands after a test.
Though the vote was lost, the campaigners' hope remained unvanquished.
Choose between these
6- everyday
plain competitive survival is the point
not when may mean physically not struck
- warm
still standing
survival deserves direct human emphasis
not when allows setbacks that unvanquished may exclude
- professional
recovery and adaptation follow pressure
not when can include an actual defeat
- professional
a competitor has recorded no loss
not when too sporting for an inner quality or cause
- formal
spirit seems impossible to crush
not when stronger than the available evidence may support
- literary
control or mastery has not been achieved
not when can refer to territory rather than a contest
Said against
3- vanquished
- defeated
- overcome
It naturally appears in
3- remain unvanquished
The reigning pair remained unvanquished through the final round.
- unvanquished spirit
Her unvanquished spirit steadied the class after the fire.
- still unvanquished
After six debates, the central objection was still unvanquished.