all-victorious
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Definition
- 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
- never having lost