Unparalleled Meaning
/əˈnpɛrəˌlɛld/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjHaving no parallel; without equal; lacking anything similar or worthy of comparison.
Sentence Examples
Their religious fervor was unparalleled.
The young writer won unparalleled success.
The warmth and hospitality of the Indian people are unparalleled.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The scientist achieved an ____ level of success, setting a record never seen before.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The growth of the company has been ____ in the local region, as it has more than doubled in size today.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English paralleled English unparalleled From un- + paralleled.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Experience had taught me, that woman's falsehood was no unparalleled marvel; but it had coupled with this conviction, that nothing in after life can atone for the bitterness of our first rude awakening."
— 1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “The Morality of Diamonds”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 23:
"“Let us go out and drink to the very good health of Monsieur Tarzan in some of old Plancon’s unparalleled absinth; not forgetting that the Count de Coude is one of the best swordsmen in Paris, and by far the best shot in all France.”"
— 1913, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Return of Tarzan, New York: Ballantine Books, published 1963, page 43:
"Such equipment has had to bear the unparalleled stress of wartime operation without the maintenance and renewal it would have received under the far easier conditions of peacetime working."
— 1946 March and April, “Railway Maintenance and Safety”, in Railway Magazine, page 68:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The scientist achieved an ____ level of success, setting a record never seen before.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The growth of the company has been ____ in the local region, as it has more than doubled in size today.