kampflos
Translation
without a fight, unopposed, uncontested
Examples
Die Mannschaft gab kampflos auf.
The team gave up without a fight.
Er errang einen kampflosen Sieg.
He achieved an uncontested victory.
Grammar Patterns
(as adverb) without a fight The soldiers surrendered kampflos.
(as adjective) uncontested It was a kampfloser Sieg.
Similar Words
Synonyms: widerstandslos (unresisting); Antonyms: umkämpft (hard-fought)
Etymology
From 'Kampf' (fight, battle) + the suffix '-los' (-less). It literally means 'fight-less'.
Memory Tips
The suffix '-los' is equivalent to '-less' in English. Remembering this pattern helps with many words like 'arbeitslos' (jobless) or 'sinnlos' (senseless).