unmatched
Britishadjective
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not equalled
a landscape of unmatched beauty
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(of socks, clothes, etc) not matching
unmatched dresses and stockings
Explanation
If something is unmatched, there's nothing that quite compares to it. Your parents might buy a certain car because of its unmatched safety record. Some basketball fans say that Michael Jordan's ability as a player is unmatched, while others argue that LeBron James has matched (and even exceeded) Jordan's status. And if the volume of your brother's burps is unmatched, it means he's the loudest ever. Another way to use this adjective is to describe one half of a pair, like a sock without its identical mate: "Hey, did you know your socks are unmatched?"
Example Sentences
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He vowed on Friday to lead a "reform-oriented" Federal Reserve, telling Trump he believed "these years can bring unmatched prosperity that will raise living standards for Americans from all walks of life".
From BBC • May 22, 2026
Pairing compute and memory allows for unmatched speed for any memory-intensive task that doesn’t leave the confines of a single Wafer-Scale Engine.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy have captured four of the past five majors, demonstrating their unmatched dominance in men’s golf.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
Based on both individual play and contributions to his teams, LeBron’s entire body of work is unmatched and LeBron’s play at age 41 is still magnificent.
From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026
For Schubert, the birds, the bees, the woods and the trees came into their own above all in song- writing, at which he was simply unmatched before the twentieth century.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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