incomparably
- adverb
- /ɪnˈkɒmpərəbli/
- 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.
- The intellectual maturity of young people is incomparably greater in this generation than in the past.
Examples
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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.
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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?
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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.
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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
In a way that is very surprising and hard to believe
To a much higher level than usual
In a way that is very surprising or seems impossible
To a very great degree that you cannot count
To a degree that is very hard to believe
In a very impressive way that surprises people
In a way that is very hard to imagine
By a very large amount that cannot be measured
An amount so great you cannot imagine
In a way nobody can copy
So great that you cannot measure it
Much more than others so nothing can match it
Far too large or different to compare
Antonyms
How Exceptional
Surface Forms
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'.