unrivaled

American  

[uhn-rahy-vuhld] / ʌnˈraɪ vəld /

especially British, unrivalled

adjective

1. having no rival or competitor; having no equal; incomparable; supreme.

   His work is unrivaled for the beauty of its prose.

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Etymology

Origin of unrivaled

First recorded in 1585–95; un- ¹ + rival ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Explanation

Anything that's unrivaled is the very best of its type. If nobody has ever made a more delicious apple pie than yours, your pie is unrivaled. Some synonyms for unrivaled are unmatched, incomparable, and peerless. Unrivaled things have no rival, or worthy competitor. When a newspaper's coverage of local events is unrivaled, there is no other paper that provides that kind of news. And if a long jumper's record is unrivaled, it means that not only is she the best, but no other athlete has come close to beating her.

Example Sentences

"Their track record for building and operating technologically sophisticated live performance venues is unrivaled."

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

“I am confident that his discipline and focus will continue to drive BHP’s high-performance culture and advance the company’s unrivaled pipeline of growth options to maximize shareholder returns,” Chair Ross McEwan said in a statement.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

It’s a combination of volume and efficiency that’s unrivaled over the last six decades.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

“We would expect an AI driven subscription service to be launched and unveiled to Apple’s unrivaled consumer installed base this summer,” Ives wrote.

From Barron's • Jan. 12, 2026

I didn’t think the taxpayers would be too keen on hearing that their elected official traveled in unrivaled luxury while they were forced to ride in barrels pushed along by clanking old engines.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland

Related Words

• excellent
• incomparable
• unequaled
• unmatched
• unparalleled
• unsurpassed