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incomparable

incomparable

20 6.0
So good or special that nothing else matches it
  • adjective
  • /ɪnˈkɑːmpərəbəl/
translation icon : incomparable
  • Her talent as a musician is truly incomparable; there is no one who plays with such passion and skill.
  • incomparable value

Please welcome the incomparable Doctor Phil McGraw.

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Examples

  • I hope you will revel in the greatness that is your part of this magnificent institution and this incomparable community.

  • My advisor had an enormous presence and an incomparable reputation around the country and abroad.

    Academic text (2001)
  • And they have incomparable strength.

  • What it does require is the conviction of the incomparable value of life.

  • And who better to set the mood than the incomparable Delta work?

  • Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the incomparable Eugene Lee.

  • Ladies and gentlemen, the incomparable Gloria!

  • The view is incomparable, and I want him to see Norland at its best.

  • Why do you continue to deprive us of the pleasure of your incomparable dancing?

  • I look up at Michelangelo's incomparable fresco of the Creation of Man.

Synonyms

unparalleled
vsincomparable
38 6.7

Better than anything else in quality or size

is also used when two things differ so much comparison fails
disparate
vsincomparable
37 7.9

Different in type so they cannot be easily compared

often means superior or unusually good rather than simply different
unbeatable
vsincomparable
30 3.4

Very hard to beat in a contest, like a team or player

is also used when things differ so much comparison makes no sense
unmatched
vsincomparable
13 4.5

Being better or more impressive than anything else

is used also when items cannot be compared because they differ
unrivaled
vsincomparable
  • US
9 5.3

Better than any other person or thing

is also applied where comparison is impossible due to category difference
inimitable
vsincomparable
7 8.2

So special and good that no one can copy it

also covers things that cannot be compared because their types differ
peerless
vsincomparable
5 7.2

So good that it has no match

is broader and also means not comparable due to fundamental differences
matchless
vsincomparable
2 6.0

So good that nothing else is as good

is also used for things not comparable because of deep differences
unmatchable
vsincomparable
1 6.2

A person or thing that is better than all others

is also appropriate for cases not comparable because of deep differences
unsurpassable
vsincomparable
1 7.7

So good that no one can do better

also refers to items that cannot be compared due to category gap
unexcelled
vsincomparable
1 8.1

Better than any other

is also used for things that cannot be compared by kind
incommensurable
vsincomparable
  • Formal
1 9.9

Cannot be measured or compared because there is no common standard

can also describe unusual excellence rather than lacking comparison
uncomparable
vsincomparable
7.4

Too different to judge together

can instead mean outstanding in quality rather than merely different
disanalogous
vsincomparable
  • Formal
9.9

Different in important ways

can instead point to being uniquely good rather than just different

Antonyms

131 3.6

Similar in value, amount, or quality

How Exceptional

incomparable
20 6.0
unparalleled
38 6.7
exceptional
129 4.1
excellent
1.0
remarkable
588 2.8

Surface Forms

incomparable positive
incomparabler comparative
incomparablest superlative

Morphology

incomparable = comparable (semi-transparent) = in + compare + able

The negative prefix 'in-' attaches straightforwardly to 'comparable' to give the meaning 'not comparable'.

Etymology

Incomparable starts with in- meaning 'not' and has compare in it, which you can think of as 'to pair' or 'put side by side' to see if two things match. So, incomparable means 'not able to be paired' — that is, so special or so excellent that it has no equal.