unsurpassable

adjective

un·​sur·​pass·​able ˌən-sər-ˈpa-sə-bəl How to pronounce unsurpassable (audio)
: unable to be surpassed or exceeded
an unsurpassable legacy
unsurpassable skill
unsurpassably adverb

Examples of unsurpassable in a Sentence

the unsurpassable splendor of the palace
Recent Examples on the Web
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But none of the comparison systems here is an unsurpassable standout in this field. Matthew Buzzi, PCMAG, 5 May 2024 An unsurpassable view of a civilization collapsing from the inside. The Week Staff, The Week, 2 Sep. 2023 There are records that seem unsurpassable — only to be felled by the wrecking ball of a single stirring, stunning outlier of a performance. Kurt Streeter, New York Times, 27 June 2023 Abdul-Jabbar, now 75, set the seemingly unsurpassable record back in 1984. Marisa Sullivan, Peoplemag, 8 Feb. 2023 The other three members of this week’s Losers’ Circle have become Invite household names: Chris Doyle as the unsurpassable GOAT, and Karen Lambert and Coleman Glenn, two almost-newbies who’ve already made an enormous impact on the recent Invite. Pat Myers, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2022 McCartney’s last performance in the city, alongside Beatle bandmates John Lennon, Ringo Starr and George Harrison, set off a near-unsurpassable furor. Emily Opilo, baltimoresun.com, 17 Feb. 2022 Her soft voice, which could attain a high pitch with an unsurpassable ease became a part of almost every Indian household. Swati Gupta, CNN, 6 Feb. 2022 Famously, Clarksdale is also the site of the fabled crossroads, where — as legend has it — Delta blues pioneer Robert Johnson sold his soul to the devil in return for unsurpassable musical greatness. George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2021

Word History

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unsurpassable was in 1611

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“Unsurpassable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsurpassable. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

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