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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Unmatched fame and glory ensued for the gifted and charismatic athlete until real life got in the way and derailed his starry career.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2021
Unmatched doctors, eager to use their clinical skills to help in the pandemic, said that they had found the opportunity to serve as assistant physicians particularly meaningful during the crisis.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 22, 2021
Unmatched orders could be sent to the primary exchanges' closing auctions for execution.
From Reuters • May 8, 2017
"Unmatched in his creativity, insight and crippling candour, Leonard Cohen was a true visionary whose voice will be sorely missed," Cohen's manager Robert Kory told Rolling Stone.
From BBC • Nov. 11, 2016
Unmatched quotation marks are presented as in the original text.
From The Children of the Poor by Riis, Jacob A. (Jacob August)
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