unmatched
Britishadjective
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not equalled
a landscape of unmatched beauty
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(of socks, clothes, etc) not matching
unmatched dresses and stockings
Explanation
If something is unmatched, there's nothing that quite compares to it. Your parents might buy a certain car because of its unmatched safety record. Some basketball fans say that Michael Jordan's ability as a player is unmatched, while others argue that LeBron James has matched (and even exceeded) Jordan's status. And if the volume of your brother's burps is unmatched, it means he's the loudest ever. Another way to use this adjective is to describe one half of a pair, like a sock without its identical mate: "Hey, did you know your socks are unmatched?"
Example Sentences
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Like Nvidia, TSMC’s position as a key player in the AI build-out has conveyed unmatched pricing power that is boosting its profits.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
North “was a keyboard wizard,” the group added, “who brought an unmatched intensity and emotional depth to every performance” and whose work “created ‘aural landscapes’ that balanced virtuosity with soulful, radio-friendly hooks.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026
With 1.4 billion people, India could support clinical research at unmatched scale.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
"Rondale had a work ethic unmatched by anyone," Brohm said.
From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026
This was an extraordinary range of experimentation unmatched by its rivals: in 1939 Birge calculated that the Rad Lab had discovered more than half of all isotopes identified by cyclotrons worldwide.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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