Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Never having lost: Describes a person, team, or entity that has never been defeated in any contest, battle, or competition. It implies a perfect, unbroken record of success.

Usage

• The adjective "all-victorious" is typically used attributively (before a noun) or predicatively (after a linking verb like "was" or "is").
• It is a formal and somewhat literary term, often used in historical, military, or sports contexts to emphasize an unparalleled record of success.

Examples

• Attributive use:
  • The all-victorious general returned home to a hero's welcome.
  • They were known as the all-victorious team of the decade.
• Predicative use:
  • Throughout his long career, the champion remained all-victorious.
  • The empire's army was considered all-victorious for over a century.

Advanced Usage

• "all-victorious in": Used to specify the domain or type of conflict in which one has never lost.
  • The chess grandmaster was all-victorious in national tournaments.
• "all-victorious over": Used to indicate dominance over a specific opponent or group.
  • The legendary boxer was all-victorious over every challenger in his weight class.

Variants and Related Words

• Invincible (adj): Too powerful to be defeated or overcome. (While similar, "invincible" suggests an inherent inability to be beaten, whereas "all-victorious" states the factual outcome of never having lost.)
• Undefeated (adj): Not having been beaten. (This is a more common and direct synonym.)
• Unbeaten (adj): Not defeated; synonymous with "undefeated."

Synonyms

• Undefeated
• Unbeaten
• Unconquered

Antonyms

• Defeated
• Beaten
• Vanquished

Related Phrases and Idioms

• To have a clean sheet: An idiom, often used in sports, meaning to have not conceded any defeats (or goals).
  • The team finished the season with a clean sheet, truly all-victorious.
• An unblemished record: A phrase meaning a perfect record without any losses or faults.
  • Her all-victorious career gave her an unblemished record.

Adjective

1. never having lost