pennantless
Lacking victory banners
Without a pennant—the triangular flag awarded to championship teams in baseball and other sports.
A pennantless team or city has never won a league title, or hasn't won one in a notably long time: The Cubs were pennantless for decades before their 2016 World Series run.
Having no victories
- rebuildingConstructing anew after destruction
- strugglingExperiencing serious difficulty
- droughtProlonged water scarcity
- titlelessLacking a name or rank
trophyless · bottom-feeder · also-ran · underperforming · hopeless · futile · barren · fruitless
Lacking ship poles
- unflaggedNot marked for attention
- unmarkedHaving no visible identification
- strippedHad coverings removed
- unadornedLacking decoration or ornament
unidentified · anonymous · incognito · unremarkable · nondescript · unhailed · unclaimed · neutral
winless
Having no victories
- rebuildingConstructing anew after destruction
- strugglingExperiencing serious difficulty
- droughtProlonged water scarcity
titleless · trophyless · bottom-feeder · also-ran · underperforming · hopeless · futile · barren · fruitless · empty-handed
unmasted
Lacking ship poles
- unflaggedNot marked for attention
- unmarkedHaving no visible identification
- strippedHad coverings removed
unadorned · unidentified · anonymous · incognito · unremarkable · nondescript · unhailed · unclaimed · neutral