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unwinnable
adjective
uk /ʌnˈwɪn.ə.bəl/ us /ʌnˈwɪn.ə.bəl/
If a competition, election, fight, etc. is unwinnable, it is not possible to win it:
Why are you wasting your time and energy in fighting an unwinnable battle?
He believed that the war was unwinnable and they should seek a peace agreement.
It is generally agreed now that the war was unwinnable.
She was a brilliant lawyer who won many apparently unwinnable cases.
The Conservatives even won some seats that had been considered unwinnable at the start of the campaign.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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admit
admit defeatphrase
battering
chase
chase shadowsidiom
concede
defeat
fallen
give
give in
go
go down
knuckle
non-winning
say
say uncleidiom
tail
take a batteringidiom
whipsaw
you win!idiom
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