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unequaled

unequaled

4 6.2
Better than any other person or thing
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈikwəld/
  • US
translation icon : inigualable
  • America, enjoying a decade of unequaled prosperity... has gone wild.

Examples

  • Khumbu Sherpas have reoriented their local economy and lifestyles around tourism to a degree unequaled elsewhere in Nepal.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Over all the years I have known Jim, his passion for environmental health has been unequaled," said NEHA Executive Director Nelson Fabian.

    Academic text (2010)
  • There he became king and married a queen, who was not only unequaled in beauty but did all the work of ruling and administration.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • The reduction in both fuel consumption and noise is an unequaled combination.

    Academic text (2010)
  • But for a while, such cubs have an unequaled charm.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • For Liang, Chinese were "a people of exceptional intelligence," unequaled among nations.

    Academic text (1997)
  • Their interest and inventiveness in such matters are unequaled in the known galaxy, even among species with more than two.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • The ergonomic handles and the increased resistance to shocks and humidity make them unequaled on the market today.

    Blog text (10)
  • The skill of the Dwarves was unequaled... fashioning objects of great beauty... out of diamond, emerald, ruby and sapphire.

  • Her dedication to her craft is unequaled by any other artist in the community.

Synonyms

unparalleled
vsunequaled
38 6.7

Better than anything else in quality or size

is a plain claim of being better without stressing uniqueness or scope
unmatched
vsunequaled
13 4.5

Being better or more impressive than anything else

states mere superiority without stressing absolute uniqueness or permanence
unrivaled
vsunequaled
  • US
9 5.3

Better than any other person or thing

uses a neutral claim of being better than others rather than field focus
unsurpassed
vsunequaled
6 6.3

Better than anything else in quality or skill

states general superiority rather than focusing on being literally not exceeded
peerless
vsunequaled
5 7.2

So good that it has no match

expresses general superiority rather than stressing outstanding quality
2 6.8

Much better than others in skill or quality

expresses the same superiority in simple literal terms rather than figuratively
matchless
vsunequaled
2 6.0

So good that nothing else is as good

says simply it is better than every other thing
unmatchable
vsunequaled
1 6.2

A person or thing that is better than all others

says it is better than others but not necessarily impossible to top
unsurpassable
vsunequaled
1 7.7

So good that no one can do better

claims superior status generally rather than insisting on utter impossibility
unexcelled
vsunequaled
1 8.1

Better than any other

expresses being top without the added sense of absolute permanence
nonpareil
vsunequaled
  • Literature
1 9.9

Having no equal in quality or skill

conveys simple being the best without extra rhetorical flair
unexceeded
vsunequaled
7.5

Better than anything else in quality or success

gives the same top meaning but more simply framed as better than others
nonrival
vsunequaled
7.9

Better than any other in skill or quality

states superiority over others rather than highlighting rival absence

Antonyms

63 3.7

Not as good in quality as something else

How Excellent

unequaled
  • US
4 6.2
outstanding
257 3.4
excellent
1.0
good
1.0
adequate
234 2.7

Surface Forms

unequaled positive
unequalled positive

Morphology

unequaled = unequal (transparent) = un + equal + ed

Formed by adding the productive adjective-forming suffix '-ed' to 'unequal' (which itself is transparently 'un-' + 'equal'), yielding the sense 'not equaled' or 'unmatched'.

Etymology

Unequaled begins with un- meaning 'not' and has the part equal, which means 'the same'. So, unequaled means 'having no equal', being better than anyone or anything else.