unoverthrownadj.
/(ˌ)ʌnəʊvəˈθrəʊn/, U.S. /ˌənˌoʊvərˈθroʊn/ Not overthrown; not superseded or surpassed; undefeated.
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the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > mastery or superiority > [adjective] > not overcome or overwhelmed
unvanquisheda1382
unquelledc1440
unoverthrown1535
unconquered1549
unvicta1560
unvicteda1560
unmastered1565
unsubdued1590
unwon1593
unsuppressed1626
unbent1697
unbeaten1757
undefeated1819
unrouted1888
1535 W. Stewart tr. H. Boethius Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) II. 394 Tha thocht aneuche for to defend thair awin Into sic thrang, and keip thame vnouirthrawin.
a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) iii. xxii. sig. Vu5v Yet shewed it most the perfection of the beautie, which could remaine vnouerthrowne by such enimies.
1621 G. Sandys tr. Ovid First Five Bks. Metamorphosis i. 11 What such a force, vn-ouerthrowne, oppos'd, The higher swelling Water quite deuoures.
1679 J. Jacob Jew Turned Christian 3 Let then this be a true and un-overthrown principle, That God is the chiefest good of a man.
?1790 J. Lowe Treat. Solar Creation & Univ. Deluge v. 215 The remaining parts of the cover, which were left un-overthrown, were made firmer in their foundations.
1838 Foreign Q. Rev. Apr. 35 Revenge, regret, hope, yet unoverthrown, Conflicting wildly in his bosom swell.
a1861 A. H. Clough Poems & Prose Remains (1869) I. 348 In the prostration of ancient tenets and habits the old character remains upright, unoverthrown and unsubdued.
1956 H. F. Bell Current Probl. in Relig. 291 Here we take up Berkeley and also the Sophists and show that their demonstration remains still unoverthrown.
2003 Afr. News (Nexis) 30 June General Babaginda ruled until he stepped aside unconquered, ‘unoverthrown’ and unwanted.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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