unrivalledunrivaledadj.
/(ˌ)ʌnˈrʌɪvld/, U.S. /ˌənˈraɪvəld/ Without rivals; unequalled, matchless.
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the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being special or extraordinary > [adjective] > incomparable, unparalleled, or unique
unilicheOE
makelessc1225
unevenlyc1230
peerlessc1330
alonea1382
uncomparablea1382
unoverpassablea1382
solea1398
incomparable1412
sans-peer1426
nonpareilc1450
invincible1509
matchless1530
inimitable1531
unmatchable1544
unmatched1548
unpassable1563
alonely1567
inequivalent1568
mateless1570
unparagonized1578
only1581
fellowlessa1586
unimitablea1586
compareless1590
incompared1590
immatchless1595
unequalized1596
nonsuch1598
paragonless1599
immatchable1601
unparalleled1601
uncompeered1602
unpeered1602
imparalleled1604
unpeerable1604
unrivalled1607
uncompanioned1608
unexampled1610
unsurmountable1611
unsurpassable1611
unparagoned1612
patternless1613
unpatterned1617
unique1618
unparallelable1621
parallelless1622
unmatchless1623
single1633
unexemplifieda1634
unsampleda1638
unequalled1639
imparallel1641
unparallel1645
unseconded1646
unexemplary1649
unaccessional1651
unequalable1659
uncome-at-able1694
rivalless1735
untouched1735
unexcelleda1800
unexceeded1813
sans-pareilly1818
unsurpassed1818
unrivallable1823
unapproachable1834
untranscendeda1849
insuperable1849
unbrothered1853
unapproached1856
insurpassable1859
untouchable1867
hors concours1884
1607 F. Beaumont Woman Hater i. i. sig. A4 His vnriual'd light, Hath chas'd the mornings modest blush away.
a1616 W. Shakespeare Two Gentlemen of Verona (1623) v. iv. 142 I heere..Plead a new state in thy vn-riual'd merit, To which I thus subscribe. View more context for this quotation
1693 J. Dryden tr. Juvenal in J. Dryden et al. tr. Juvenal Satires x. 211 But your Endymion..Unrivall'd, shall a Beauteous Dame enjoy.
1708 J. Philips Cyder ii. 7 Thou view'st..what Unrival'd Authors by their Presence made For ever venerable.
1771 ‘Junius’ Stat Nominis Umbra (1772) II. lxvii. 305 In the memoirs of private treachery, they stand first and unrivalled.
1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. iv. 445 Unrivalled powers of argument and eloquence.
1877 M. Oliphant Makers of Florence (ed. 2) xv. 369 [He] had shown himself unrivalled and above all competitors.
1908 M. Moore Let. 29 Mar. in Sel. Lett. (1997) 43 She..‘clean-looking’ to a degree unrivalled by the present generation.
1977 S. Turow One L 129 Harold was the unrivaled leader in classmate contempt.
2011 Trailfinder Spring 23/1 Melbourne's reputation as Australia's ‘Capital of Culture’ is unrivalled.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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