Synonyms

bar none

Idioms

Also, barring none. Without exception, as in This is the best book I've read all year, bar none. [Mid-1800s]

Example Sentences

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“They are, absolutely, bar none, the most popular team,” Kuriyama said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

The Slate News Quiz is the most fun you’ll have all week, bar none.

From Slate • Apr. 26, 2024

And with nary an exception, when it came to the Beatles versus his family, the Beatles won the sweepstakes every time, bar none.

From Salon • Nov. 9, 2023

"The most important album of the '90s, bar none."

From BBC • Oct. 16, 2023

Hall ran the tightest, safest operation on the mountain, bar none.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

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