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matchless

American  
[mach-lis] / ˈmætʃ lɪs /

adjective

  1. having no equal; peerless; unequaled; incomparable.

    matchless courage.


matchless British  
/ ˈmætʃlɪs /

adjective

  1. unequalled; incomparable; peerless

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • matchlessly adverb
  • matchlessness noun

Etymology

Origin of matchless

First recorded in 1520–30; match 2 + -less

Example Sentences

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“You made the world, the audience fall in love with this song with your matchless performance, so thank you.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2024

Copeland possesses matchless sizzle factor, a significant plus as ABT seeks to catch the public eye again after the years it lost to the pandemic.

From Washington Post • Apr. 11, 2022

The matchless pairing of performer and part — both Fanny and Barbra were self-deprecating singers with outsize dreams — sent Streisand into the showbiz stratosphere.

From New York Times • Feb. 23, 2022

Transitions may be concrete, as is the one Mark Twain uses: “Well, one matchless summer’s day. . .”

From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021

No mistaking him: matchless rider gliding over rail fences in parade-ground precision, effortless motion, always a superb rider.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara