matchless

[ mach-lis ]

adjective

1. having no equal; peerless; unequaled; incomparable:

   matchless courage.

matchless

/ ˈmætʃlɪs /

adjective

1. unequalled; incomparable; peerless

Derived Forms

• ˈmatchlessness, noun
• ˈmatchlessly, adverb

Other Words From

• matchless·ly adverb
• matchless·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of matchless¹

First recorded in 1520–30; match ² + -less

Example Sentences

“You made the world, the audience fall in love with this song with your matchless performance, so thank you.”

From Los Angeles Times

Throughout October, The Growler Guys will feature fresh beers from 30 breweries in Washington and Oregon, from Matchless Brewing in Tumwater, Thurston County, to Fort George in Astoria, Ore. This North Seattle taproom expects to go through 120 kegs this month, but vows to have at least 20 fresh hop beers on tap every day until at least Oct.

From Seattle Times

Everything that’s matchless about Raban’s work — his hyperacute eye for detail, his powers of synthesis, his mordant sense of humor, his vast reservoirs of knowledge and his love of travel — is there.

From Los Angeles Times

These sections are gems of historical synthesis and insight into what made his father tick, from his matchless devotion to his wife to his entrenched class snobbery, racism and anti-Semitism.

From Los Angeles Times

Unless he’s a matchless match!

From New York Times