unsurpassable
- adjective
- /ˌʌn.sərˈpæs.ə.bəl/
- But it is not an unsurpassable objection, once again within the time span of realistic political speculation.
Examples
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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.
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Her performance in the competition was unsurpassable, earning her first place among all the contestants.
Synonyms
Better, worse, or higher than anything before now
Better than all others in quality or importance
Better than anything else in quality or size
Very hard to beat in a contest, like a team or player
So good or special that nothing else matches it
Being better or more impressive than anything else
Better than any other person or thing
Of the highest quality
So special and good that no one can copy it
Better than anything else in quality or skill
So good that it has no match
Better than any other person or thing
The best example of its kind
A person or thing that is better than all others
Better than any other
Better than anything else in quality or success
How Excellent
Surface Forms
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.