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unsurpassable

unsurpassable

1 7.7
So good that no one can do better
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌn.sərˈpæs.ə.bəl/
translation icon : incomparable
  • But it is not an unsurpassable objection, once again within the time span of realistic political speculation.

Examples

  • Green tea and watermelon! An unsurpassable party.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • People discover here in the presence of the Holy Spirit a personal relationship to Jesus Christ, whom they come to know and love as truly as any other human being, and who is the unsurpassable revelation of God.

    Academic text (1991)
  • Rather, he is truly the revelation of God in person, unsurpassable in fullness, intensity, and saving power.

    Academic text (1992)
  • The Buddha way is unsurpassable; I'll do the best I can to attain it.

    Academic text (1994)
  • The incarnation of God in Jesus Christ is the unsurpassable, supreme moment of the relationships that pertain among God and creatures.

    Academic text (2009)
  • Its roots lie in a growing and extraordinarily productive population, a stable political system, and a military that is unsurpassable in the foreseeable future.

    Academic text (2004)
  • Father Hesburgh is in a class apart and has set an intimidating, maybe unsurpassable, benchmark for all would-be collectors of honorifics.

    Academic text (2002)
  • Many of these are not the poorest of the poor, but rather those who face unsurpassable obstacles in their daily lives while watching wealthier Mexicans do well and boast loudly.

    Academic text (2006)
  • The chef's culinary skills are unsurpassable, making his restaurant the best in the city.

  • Her performance in the competition was unsurpassable, earning her first place among all the contestants.

Synonyms

all-time
vsunsurpassable
242 4.2

Better, worse, or higher than anything before now

extends that record to the idea of being impossible to be bettered overall
greatest
vsunsurpassable
70 1.0

Better than all others in quality or importance

puts this highest status as impossible to be bettered
unparalleled
vsunsurpassable
38 6.7

Better than anything else in quality or size

narrows this to being impossible to be exceeded in value
unbeatable
vsunsurpassable
30 3.4

Very hard to beat in a contest, like a team or player

applies the same top quality idea but focuses on surpassing rather than defeat
incomparable
vsunsurpassable
20 6.0

So good or special that nothing else matches it

restricts that uniqueness to being impossible to be exceeded
unmatched
vsunsurpassable
13 4.5

Being better or more impressive than anything else

emphasizes supreme quality that cannot be exceeded
unrivaled
vsunsurpassable
  • US
9 5.3

Better than any other person or thing

stresses absolute impossibility of being bettered rather than mere lack of rivals
superlative
vsunsurpassable
8 4.6

Of the highest quality

makes that high quality absolute and impossible to be surpassed
inimitable
vsunsurpassable
7 8.2

So special and good that no one can copy it

highlights supreme quality that cannot be bettered rather than imitation issues
unsurpassed
vsunsurpassable
6 6.3

Better than anything else in quality or skill

is the idea of being impossible to be bettered or exceeded
peerless
vsunsurpassable
5 7.2

So good that it has no match

frames that outstanding quality as impossible to be bettered
unequaled
vsunsurpassable
  • US
4 6.2

Better than any other person or thing

adds the sense of absolute impossibility to that superiority
ultimate
vsunsurpassable
2 5.2

The best example of its kind

frames that superiority as unbeatable and impossible to exceed
unmatchable
vsunsurpassable
1 6.2

A person or thing that is better than all others

marks the same top position but with stronger finality of impossibility
unexcelled
vsunsurpassable
1 8.1

Better than any other

focuses on being impossible to be bettered rather than general excellence
unexceeded
vsunsurpassable
7.5

Better than anything else in quality or success

expresses impossibility of being bettered rather than just lack of rivals

How Excellent

unsurpassable
1 7.7
outstanding
257 3.4
excellent
1.0
good
1.0
average
1.0

Surface Forms

unsurpassable positive

Morphology

unsurpassable = surpassable (transparent) = un + surpass + able

Formed by adding the negative prefix 'un-' to 'surpassable', yielding 'not able to be surpassed', which follows regular English derivation.

Etymology

Unsurpassable breaks into familiar parts: un- meaning 'not', surpass meaning 'to go past' (think of the simple word pass), and -able meaning 'can be'. So something unsurpassable cannot be 'gone past' or beaten, which is why it means the best and impossible to improve.