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unexampled

unexampled

9.6
Not seen or done before
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌnɪɡˈzæmpləd/
translation icon : sin precedentes
  • That nostalgically desirable institution provides nothing transferable to the present; however, no exemplary agents or policies to emulate under current circumstances, so that Graff's proposals for teaching the conflicts in the modern university are unexampled, jerry-rigged, if you will.

Examples

  • "It struck him as something so beautiful, so unexampled in the whole of literature, that he could but admire it with all his heart."

    Academic text (2001)

  • Unheard of, unexampled in all of Greek history.

  • What were the fleeting things of this world to one to whose unexampled sufferings death must soon put a period?

    Blog text (22)

  • So, in October 1759, he moved there permanently, arriving in time for the start of the Bath season, and rapidly consolidated a reputation for taking unexampled likenesses.

    Academic text (1998)

  • The company reported unexampled profits this quarter, surpassing all previous records.

  • Her performance in the competition was unexampled, leaving everyone in awe.

  • The scientist's discovery was unexampled in the field, leading to a major breakthrough.

Synonyms

new
vsunexampled
∞ 1.0

Recently made or found and not seen before

refers to having no earlier example rather than mere recency
unprecedented
vsunexampled
235 6.3

Has never happened before

has the same meaning but uses a different form
unheard-of
vsunexampled
57 6.7

Very unusual because it has never happened before

focuses on lacking any earlier example rather than lack of knowledge
unduplicated
vsunexampled
1 6.5

Not copied or repeated so there is only one version

focuses on the absence of any earlier example rather than mere uniqueness

Antonyms

typical
843 1.0

Having the usual qualities of a person, thing, or group

commonplace
54 3.4

Ordinary and not special or new

How Typical

typical
843 1.0
unusual
∞ 2.2
rare
582 4.1
unexampled
9.6
unique
∞ 3.5

Surface Forms

unexampled positive

Morphology

unexampled = example (transparent) = un + example + ed

The base form 'example' combines regularly with -ed, and un- transparently negates the resulting adjectival meaning.

Etymology

Unexampled breaks into un- meaning 'not' and example meaning 'a model or sample'. So, unexampled means 'not like any example' and you can remember it as something never seen before or with no earlier example.