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[ in-kom-per-uh-buhl, -pruh-buhl ] / ɪnˈkɒm pər ə bəl, -prə bəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR incomparable ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivebeyond comparison; matchless or unequaled: incomparable beauty. not comparable; incapable of being compared to each other, as two unlike objects or qualities, or to one or more others. Origin of incomparableFirst recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English word from Latin word incomparābilis.See in-3, comparable SYNONYMS FOR incomparable1 peerless, unrivaled, inimitable. SEE SYNONYMS FOR incomparable ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR incomparableSEE ANTONYMS FOR incomparable ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM incomparablein·com·pa·ra·bil·i·ty, in·com·pa·ra·ble·ness, nounin·com·pa·ra·bly, adverbWords nearby incomparableincommunicable, incommunicado, incommunicative, incommutable, incompact, incomparable, incompatible, incompetence, incompetent, incompetent cervix, incomplete Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for incomparableThere is, of course, a line of work in which Lewinsky has incomparable expertise and experience: that of a crisis PR strategist. Monica Lewinsky Is Doomed: Trying To Craft a Career Outside Her Infamy May Be Impossible|Lloyd Grove|July 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST It is this grand and incomparable concept: As God now is, man may become! The Core Mormon Teaching the LDS Church Didn’t Jettison|Jay Michaelson|April 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST When my 21/2 -year-old niece reaches up to hold my hand, it brings me incomparable joy. Jessica Valenti Asks ‘Why Have Kids?’ in New Book|Jesse Ellison|September 5, 2012|DAILY BEAST But as a sniper from a very great height, he was incomparable. Stephen Schiff: My (Relatively Small) Crime Against Gore Vidal|Stephen Schiff|August 2, 2012|DAILY BEAST
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British Dictionary definitions for incomparable/ (ɪnˈkɒmpərəbəl, -prəbəl) /
adjectivebeyond or above comparison; matchless; unequalled lacking a basis for comparison; not having qualities or features that can be compared Derived forms of incomparableincomparability or incomparableness, nounincomparably, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to incomparabletranscendent, inimitable, unparalleled, unmatched, exceptional, excellent, ideal, matchless, paramount, peerless, perfect, preeminent, sovereign, superior, supreme, towering, ultimate, unsurpassable, second to none, surpassing |