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unexcelled

unexcelled

1 8.1
Better than any other
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌnɪkˈsɛld/
translation icon : inmejorable
  • - This competition has drawn the karate world's best and brightest for what should be an afternoon of unexcelled excitement.

Examples

  • In that, I am unexcelled.

  • This last overlook, if the clouds cooperate, affords an unexcelled view of Kalalau Valley, the tops of the coastal cliffs, and the Pacific Ocean beyond.

    Academic text (1995)
  • The quality of scientific research in the best American universities is unexcelled anywhere in the world.

  • In the field of classical music, her talent is truly unexcelled by any contemporary artists.

  • His dedication to customer service is unexcelled, ensuring every client feels valued and heard.

Synonyms

unparalleled
vsunexcelled
38 6.7

Better than anything else in quality or size

emphasizes being better than others rather than only being uniquely large
incomparable
vsunexcelled
20 6.0

So good or special that nothing else matches it

focuses on being better than any other instead of being hard to compare
unmatched
vsunexcelled
13 4.5

Being better or more impressive than anything else

stresses absolute superiority in quality rather than striking impressiveness
unrivaled
vsunexcelled
  • US
9 5.3

Better than any other person or thing

highlights being the best among peers rather than being merely unique
unsurpassed
vsunexcelled
6 6.3

Better than anything else in quality or skill

describes being better than others rather than being merely different
unequaled
vsunexcelled
  • US
4 6.2

Better than any other person or thing

focuses on being impossible to improve rather than being merely rare
unsurpassable
vsunexcelled
1 7.7

So good that no one can do better

emphasizes being better than all others and not able to be improved
unexceeded
vsunexcelled
7.5

Better than anything else in quality or success

treats being better than all others as impossible to surpass

Antonyms

63 3.7

Not as good in quality as something else

How Excellent

unexcelled
1 8.1
excellent
1.0
good
1.0
competent
114 3.6
poor
838 1.0

Surface Forms

unexcelled positive
unexcelleder comparative
unexcelledest superlative

Morphology

unexcelled = excelled (transparent) = un + excel + ed

The prefix 'un-' clearly negates the adjective 'excelled', indicating something that has not been surpassed.

Etymology

Unexcelled breaks into un- meaning 'not' and excel meaning 'to be better than' or 'to rise above'. So unexcelled means 'not surpassed', the very best and not outdone by anyone.