unseeded
/ʌnˈsiːdɪd/
adjective
- Not given a seed ranking in a sports tournament, meaning the player or team is not expected to win.
- She entered the tournament as an unseeded competitor but played brilliantly.
- The unseeded tennis player shocked everyone by reaching the finals.
- An unseeded team defeated the top-ranked champions in the first round.
- Not having seeds planted in it, especially referring to land or a lawn.
- The unseeded field remained bare and dusty all spring.
- The lawn was patchy because large areas were left unseeded.
- We left a patch of the garden unseeded to see what wild plants would grow.