unsurpassed
Britishadjective
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Explanation
Anything unsurpassed is the very best, superior to anything else. If the play you're watching is unsurpassed, you've never seen one that's better. When one thing surpasses another, it goes way beyond in quality or achievement, often exceeding what you could've imagined. So if something (or someone) is unsurpassed, it's never been bested — in fact, it's the very greatest. This adjective is great for accomplishments that have never been outdone, like soccer star Pelé's unsurpassed record of the most World Cup wins.
Example Sentences
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Unsurpassed prosperity and the unmatched legislative record of the 89th Congress seemed the ideal sword and buckler for the combat ahead.
From Time Magazine Archive
Unsurpassed in pro class payout, Kawasaki-mounted racers can expect a whopping $2,000 for first place in either the AMA Arenacross class or AMA Arenacross Lites class.�
From Time Magazine Archive
Unsurpassed in that eloquence which, if it does not convince, intoxicates a jury, he was counted, so long as Webster lived, the second advocate of our bar.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 10, August, 1858 by Various
Unsurpassed for the excellence of cookery, and the cheapness of prices.
From The Young Outlaw or, Adrift in the Streets by Alger, Horatio
Unsurpassed in atrocity, they remain everlasting blots upon the bright laurels gathered by the British in the Peninsula.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 378, April, 1847 by Various
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