unmatched
/'ʌn'mætʃt/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Having no equal or rival; incomparable: "unmatched" describes something or someone that is so excellent or unique that nothing else can be compared to it.
- Not matched or paired: "unmatched" can also describe one of a pair of items that has lost its corresponding partner, making it odd or single.
Usage Examples
- Adjective (Incomparable):
- Her talent in mathematics is unmatched in her class.
- The company offers unmatched customer service.
- Adjective (Not paired):
- I found an unmatched sock in the laundry.
- The auction included an unmatched earring from the set.
Advanced Usage
- "unmatched by": used to emphasize that nothing can equal or compete with the subject.
- His dedication is unmatched by any of his colleagues.
- "remain unmatched": to continue to be without an equal.
- Her record for the 100-meter dash remains unmatched.
Variants and Related Words
- Unmatchable (adj): impossible to match or equal.
- The view from the summit was unmatchable.
- Matchless (adj): having no match; peerless. (A close synonym for the "incomparable" sense).
- He is a matchless storyteller.
Synonyms
- Peerless: Having no equal; matchless.
- Unrivaled: Better than everyone or everything of the same type.
- Incomparable: So good or great that nothing can be compared to it.
- Nonpareil: Having no match or equal; unrivaled.
Antonyms
- Ordinary: Not different or special in any way.
- Common: Found often; ordinary.
- Mediocre: Of only average quality; not very good.
Related Phrases
- Stand unmatched: To be in a position where nothing is equal.
- His legacy stands unmatched in the history of the sport.
- Leave unmatched: To cause something to have no equal.
- Her contribution left a void unmatched by any successor.
Adjective
- eminent beyond or above comparison
- matchless beauty
- the team's nonpareil center fielder
- she's one girl in a million
- the one and only Muhammad Ali
- a peerless scholar
- infamy unmatched in the Western world
- wrote with unmatchable clarity
- unrivaled mastery of her art
- of the remaining member of a pair, of socks e.g.