unseeded

Thân thiện

A farmer surveys his unseeded field in early spring.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • (Of land or ground) Not sown with seeds; not having a crop planted. This describes agricultural land that has not been seeded for cultivation.
   • (In sports, especially tournaments) Not given a seeding; not ranked among the expected top competitors. This describes a player or team not assigned a favorable position in a tournament bracket based on prior performance or ranking.

Usage Examples

• Adjective (Agricultural context):

  • The farmer left the back field unseeded this year to let the soil recover.
  • We walked through acres of unseeded land, waiting for the spring planting.

• Adjective (Sports context):

  • The unseeded player caused a major upset by defeating the champion in the first round.
  • As an unseeded team, they had a much more difficult path to the finals.

Advanced Usage

• "Unseeded draw": In tournament organization, the process or result of placing competitors who are not seeded.

  • The unseeded draw is often considered the most unpredictable part of the competition.

• "To go unseeded": The act of participating in a tournament without receiving a seed ranking.

  • Despite her recent wins, she had to go unseeded in the national championship.

Variants and Related Words

• Unseededness (n, rare): The state or condition of being unseeded.
• Seed (v/n): The action or concept from which 'unseeded' is derived. To seed land means to plant it. In sports, a seed is a ranking.

Synonyms

• Unsown: (Agricultural) Not having had seeds planted. This is a direct synonym in the farming context.
• Unranked: (Sports) Not holding an official ranking or seed position. This is a close synonym in competitive contexts.
• Wild card: (Sports) A competitor who enters a tournament without going through the usual qualifying process or without a seed. While similar, a "wild card" is a specific entry status, whereas "unseeded" is a broader descriptive term.

Related Phrases

• Unseeded entry: Participation in a competition without a seed.
  • Her unseeded entry into the tournament surprised many analysts.

Related Idioms

• To come from the unseeded side of the draw: To advance in a tournament as a competitor who was not seeded, often implying a surprising or impressive performance.
  • No one expected a finalist to come from the unseeded side of the draw.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. (of a piece of ground) not have a crop sown on it
   • farmland still unsown
2. not seeded; used of players of lesser skill

Từ đồng nghĩa

• unsown