Not equaled by a relevant comparator in quality, skill, or degree.
Reach for it when making a strong comparative claim only when the field is clear
The guide's unmatched local knowledge kept the hikers away from unstable ground.
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playful
in a league of its own
Fits when informal singular superiority fits
Careful The cliché is boastful and imprecise.
professional
Fits when difference rather than superiority matters
Careful Distinctive is safer but weaker.
professional
Fits when performance clearly stands apart
Careful Outstanding does not claim no equal.
formal
Fits when quality is of the highest degree
Careful Superlative concerns excellence rather than direct comparison.
formal
Fits when no peer reaches the same level
Careful Unequaled is equally absolute and needs evidence.
literary
Fits when elevated praise for having no equal fits
Careful Peerless is grand and promotional.
unmatched quality
Claims of unmatched quality should name the comparison and measure.
remain unmatched
Her knowledge of the valley remained unmatched within the survey team.
unmatched record
The archive offers an unmatched record of local river use.
Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: Vealhurl, Southern England accent, from Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Updated
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