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Unsurpassable

adj.joyful, capableformal

What it means

So excellent that a better example is difficult or impossible to imagine.

Reach for it when Giving the strongest praise to a quality at the apparent upper limit.

The restored quartet achieved unsurpassable balance in the final movement.

Choose between these

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  • everyday

    unbeatable

    nothing compares favorably in practical enjoyment

    not when too competitive or casual for refined quality

  • warm

    perfect

    the result exactly fulfills the need

    not when claims absence of flaws, not comparative rank

  • professional

    ultimate

    the highest available level is intended

    not when can describe a final stage rather than excellence

  • formal

    supreme

    the highest rank is the point

    not when can sound inflated without a clear category

  • literary

    peerless

    no equal exists in the field

    not when does not explicitly rule out future improvement

Said against

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  • surpassable
  • inferior
  • mediocre

It naturally appears in

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  • almost unsurpassable

    At dusk, the terrace offers an almost unsurpassable view.

  • unsurpassable quality

    Local stone gave the repaired steps unsurpassable quality.

  • unsurpassable standard

    Her patient translations set an unsurpassable standard for the series.