unequaled
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of unequaled
1615–25; un- 1 + equal ( def. ) + -ed 2 ( def. )
Explanation
If something is the very best of its kind, it's unequaled. Your Ultimate Frisbee team is unequaled in your state this year — you've won every single game. People who hold records for being the fastest, strongest, or smartest at something can be described as unequaled, since there's no one as good at what they do. In other words, no one equals them, or matches their ability. If you win the town barbecue competition year after year, your hot wings are unequaled. Synonyms for this adjective include peerless, unmatched, and unsurpassed.
Example Sentences
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In Hilding's garden, green and fair, Protected by his fostering care, Two rare and stately plants were growing, Unequaled grace and beauty showing.
From Fridthjof's Saga; a Norse romance by Holcomb, Martha A. Lyon
Unequaled for tone, surpass all others in finish and appearance.
From Golden Days for Boys and Girls Volume VIII, No 25: May 21, 1887 by Elverson, James
Oh! see ye not the sight sublime, Unequaled in all previous time, Presented in this Southern clime, The home of chivalry?
From Songs and Ballads of the Southern People 1861-1865 by Anonymous
Unequaled river, in very truth," said Manoel; "and I do not understand all its sublime beauties.
From Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon by Verne, Jules
They lifted him up on a lofty throne, Above his fathers he took his place as judge:-- Most honored be thou among the great gods, Unequaled thy rule, thy word is Anu.
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 1 by Runkle, Lucia Isabella Gilbert
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