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Unparalleled definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

UNPAR'ALLELED, a. Having no parallel or equal; unequaled; unmatched.
The unparalleled perseverance of the armies of the United States, under every suffering and discouragement, was little short of a miracle.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: radically distinctive and without equal; "he is alone in the field of microbiology"; "this theory is altogether alone in its penetration of the problem"; "Bach was unique in his handling of counterpoint"; "craftsmen whose skill is unequaled"; "unparalleled athletic ability"; "a breakdown of law unparalleled in our history" [syn: alone, unique, unequaled, unequalled, unparalleled]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Date: 1594 having no parallel; especially having no equal or match ; unique in kind or quality

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. having no parallel or equal.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Unparalleled Un*par"al*leled, a. Having no parallel, or equal; unequaled; unmatched. The unparalleled perseverance of the armies of the United States, under every suffering and discouragement, was little short of a miracle. --Washington.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

If you describe something as unparalleled, you are emphasizing that it is, for example, bigger, better, or worse than anything else of its kind, or anything that has happened before. Germany's unparalleled prosperity is based on wise investments... The country is facing a crisis unparalleled since the Second World War. = unequalled ADJ: oft ADJ since/in n [emphasis]

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. Unexampled, unequalled, unrivalled, unmatched, matchless, peerless, inimitable, unparagoned, unprecedented, without a parallel, incomparable.

Moby Thesaurus

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