Meaning & use
unparalleled
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Meaning
adjectivenot comparableformal
Better, greater or more extreme than anything else of its kind.
Grammar: Before a noun or after be: unparalleled success, the quality is unparalleled.
Patterns
- unparalleled success
- unparalleled in something
The orchestra gave an unparalleled performance.
The city enjoyed a period of unparalleled growth.
Her skill as a negotiator is unparalleled in the company.
Common combinations
- unparalleled success
- The film achieved unparalleled success worldwide.
- unparalleled beauty
- The valley is a place of unparalleled beauty.
- unparalleled opportunity
- The job offered unparalleled opportunity for travel.
- unparalleled in history
- The disaster was unparalleled in modern history.
- unparalleled level
- The team reached an unparalleled level of skill.
Synonyms and how they differ
- unrivaled
- Unrivaled suggests no competitor can match, while unparalleled suggests nothing can be compared at all.
- unmatched
- Unmatched is plainer and less formal, with the same meaning.
- unprecedented
- Unprecedented means never having happened before, while unparalleled means nothing equals it.
Opposites
Word family
Commonly confused: unparalleled or unprecedented?
unparalleled vs unprecedented
Unprecedented means without earlier example, while unparalleled means without equal.
Practice
The singer's voice was so extraordinary that critics called it ___ in the history of the opera house.
Choose one answer.
Unparalleled means nothing else compares. Unequal can mean unfair or uneven and does not express praise.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “unparalleled”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.