matchless

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adjective

Having no match; without equal.

“a matchless stove”

Similar
incomparablenonpareilpeerlessunequaledunmatchedunparalleledunsurpassedunrivaled
OriginMiddle English makeless →
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Meanings

matchless1

adjectivematchless (comparative more matchless, superlative most matchless)

comparative more matchless · superlative most matchless

  1. Having no match; without equal.

    [T]he Prince was to declare the victor in the first day's tourney, who should receive as prize a warhorse of exquisite beauty and matchless strength.

    1819, Sir Walter Scott, chapter 8, in Ivanhoe
    1 more example

    It was not his matchless talent that exalted Koufax beyond his greatest contemporaries so much as it was his knowledge that character was not connected to talent.

    2002, Daniel Okrent, "Books: A Prince of a Pitcher" (Review of: Sandy Koufax: A Lefty's Legacy), Time, 30 Sept.

    Synonyms: incomparable, nonpareil, peerless, unequaled, unmatched, unparalleled, unsurpassed, unrivaled

  2. Having no mate.

    In this comedy, a matchmaker has a matchless daughter. Try as he might, he cannot seem to find anyone for her.

    2010 June 1, Sandra Brennan, “Movies: The Flying Matchmaker (1966)”, in nytimes.com, retrieved 13 Sep 2010

    Synonyms: single, unattached

matchless2

adjectivematchless (not comparable)
  1. not comparableWithout the use of matches for ignition.

    a matchless stove

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveHaving no match; without equal.

Similar
incomparablenonpareilpeerlessunequaledunmatchedunparalleledunsurpassedunrivaled

adjectiveHaving no mate.

Similar
singleunattached

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveeminent beyond or above comparison

Similar
nonpareiloneone and onlypeerlessunmatchedunmatchableunrivaledunrivalledincomparableuncomparable
Also see
aloneincomparablenonpareiloneone and onlyonlypeerlesssingularuncomparableuniqueunmatchableunmatchedunrivaledunrivalled

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

matchless · adjective

  1. Middle Englishmakeless“having no peer or equal, matchless”
  2. Englishmatchless

From match + -less, modelled after or partly continuing Middle English makeless (“having no peer or equal, matchless”), equivalent to make + -less. Compare Swedish makalös (“incomparable, matchless”), Danish mageløs (“matchless”).

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matchless · adjective

  1. Ancient Greekμύξα (múxa)
  2. Latinmyxa?
  3. Vulgar Latinmicca
  4. Old Frenchmesche
  5. Middle Englishmecche
  6. Englishmatch
  7. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  9. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  10. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  11. Englishmatchless

From match + -less.

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Translations

Bulgarian несравним, безподобен
  • несравним (nesravnim)without equal
  • безподобен (bezpodoben)without equal
Danish mageløs
  • mageløswithout equal
Dutch onvergelijkelijk
  • onvergelijkelijkwithout equal
Esperanto senegala
  • senegalawithout equal
Hungarian utánozhatatlan, egyedülálló
  • utánozhatatlanwithout equal
  • egyedülállówithout equal
  • páratlanwithout equal
Japanese 冠絶する, 無敵の
  • 冠絶する (kanzetsu suru)without equal
  • 無敵の (muteki no)without equal
Māori kei tua o kapenga
  • kei tua o kapengawithout equal
Portuguese sem igual
  • sem igualwithout equal
Russian несравне́нный
  • несравне́нный (nesravnénnyj)without equal
Swedish makalös
  • makalöswithout equal
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APA

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MLA

“matchless.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/matchless. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “matchless,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/matchless.

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