unsurpassed

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adjective

Not exceeded by others.

Similar
unequaledunequalledunmatchedunparalleledunrivaledsuperlativeunexcelledunexceeded
OriginEnglish surpassed ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
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Meanings

adjectiveunsurpassed (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot exceeded by others.

    All grades of coal, deepmined and opencast, are produced, and Durham coking coal is unsurpassed for iron and steel making and is world-famous.

    1959 May, R. A. Savill, “The coal traffic of the North Eastern Region”, in Trains Illustrated, page 272

    Synonyms: unequaled, unequalled, unmatched, unparalleled, unrivaled, superlative

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveNot exceeded by others.

Similar
unequaledunequalledunmatchedunparalleledunrivaledsuperlative

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivenot capable of being improved on

Similar
unexcelledunexceededbest
Also see
incomparablematchlessunexceededunexcelled

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishsurpassed
  9. Englishunsurpassed

From un- + surpassed.

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Translations

Bulgarian ненадминат
  • ненадминат (nenadminat)not exceeded by others
Danish uovertruffen
  • uovertruffennot exceeded by others
Dutch onovertroffen
  • onovertroffennot exceeded by others
Finnish vertaansa vailla, ylivertainen
  • vertaansa vaillanot exceeded by others
  • ylivertainennot exceeded by others
  • ylittämätönnot exceeded by others
French insurpassé, inégalé
  • insurpassénot exceeded by others
  • inégalénot exceeded by others
  • sans égalnot exceeded by others
  • hors pairnot exceeded by others
German unübertroffen
  • unübertroffennot exceeded by others
Greek απροσπέραστος
  • απροσπέραστος (aprospérastos)not exceeded by others
Italian insuperato
  • insuperatonot exceeded by others
Norwegian Bokmål uovertruffen
  • uovertruffennot exceeded by others
Polish niedościgniony, niedościgły
  • niedoścignionynot exceeded by others
  • niedościgłynot exceeded by others
  • niezrównanynot exceeded by others
  • nieprześcignionynot exceeded by others
Russian непревзойдённый
  • непревзойдённый (neprevzojdjónnyj)not exceeded by others
Swedish oöverträffad
  • oöverträffadnot exceeded by others
Ukrainian непереве́ршений
  • непереве́ршений (neperevéršenyj)not exceeded by others
Cite this entry
APA

unsurpassed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsurpassed

MLA

“unsurpassed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsurpassed. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unsurpassed,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsurpassed.

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