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incomparably

incomparably

2 6.3
Much better than anything else
  • adverb
  • /ɪnˈkɒmpərəbli/
translation icon : incomparablemente
  • The stakes for crafting a constitutional line that mediates these divides in fractured societies are incomparably high.
  • incomparably more
  • incomparably better

The intellectual maturity of young people is incomparably greater in this generation than in the past.

Examples

  • In characteristic fashion, he tore the Decauville apart and then created a new automobile in keeping with his incomparably high engineering standards.

    Academic text (1997)
  • The intellectual maturity of young people is incomparably greater in this generation than in the past.

  • Losing in the next Fourth Turning could mean something incomparably worse.

    Blog text (5)
  • I mean, it's when the book is incomparably amazing.

    Blog text (20)
  • What if I shall never find someone so incomparably suitable?

  • Without question, Alida was incomparably the most beautiful girl in the room.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • Galloping with the wind in my bosom, it was incomparably cool and refreshing.

  • After the retirement of Elisabeth Olin, Muller was incomparably the leading singing actress in the country.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Revisionary praise of O'Connor does not credit him with better thoughts or language than Lovett, only with incomparably greater theatrical skill.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Without question, Alida was incomparably the most beautiful girl in the room.

Synonyms

incredibly
vsincomparably
172 2.8

In a way that is very surprising and hard to believe

expresses being unmatched in degree rather than surprising disbelief
extraordinarily
vsincomparably
137 3.9

To a much higher level than usual

stresses unique unmatched status rather than being simply remarkable
unbelievably
vsincomparably
107 3.7

In a way that is very surprising or seems impossible

emphasizes being beyond comparison rather than surprising or hard to believe
immeasurably
vsincomparably
10 5.4

To a very great degree that you cannot count

stresses being unmatched by anything rather than merely too large to measure
unimaginably
vsincomparably
8 6.8

To a degree that is very hard to believe

focuses on being beyond comparison instead of simply being hard to picture
stupendously
vsincomparably
2 6.1

In a very impressive way that surprises people

focuses on being beyond all comparison rather than just causing astonishment
inconceivably
vsincomparably
2 7.7

In a way that is very hard to imagine

expresses being unmatched in comparison rather than only being hard to imagine
incalculably
vsincomparably
1 7.6

By a very large amount that cannot be measured

focuses on being unmatched rather than simply being immeasurably large
unthinkably
vsincomparably
1 7.5

An amount so great you cannot imagine

means unmatched by others, not only impossible to form in the mind
inimitably
vsincomparably
1 8.9

In a way nobody can copy

is about being unmatched in degree rather than about copying ability
inestimably
vsincomparably
1 8.6

So great that you cannot measure it

emphasizes unique unmatched quality more than sheer unmeasurable size
uncomparably
vsincomparably
8.1

Much more than others so nothing can match it

is the same in meaning but a different word form
incommensurably
vsincomparably
  • Formal
9.9

Far too large or different to compare

is about being unmatched in kind rather than unmeasurable size

Antonyms

4 3.8

In a similar way or degree to something else

How Exceptional

incomparably
2 6.3
exceptionally
80 4.1
remarkably
184 3.5
noticeably
30 2.8

Surface Forms

incomparably positive
incomparabler comparative
incomparablest superlative

Morphology

incomparably = incomparable (semi-transparent) = in + compare + able + ly

This is a standard adverb formation from the adjective 'incomparable'.

Etymology

The word incomparably comes from the parts in- 'not', compare 'to check two things', -able 'able', and -ly 'in a way'. So incomparably means 'in a way that cannot be compared', or 'so much better or more special that nothing else matches'.