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Unsurpassed

adj.joyful, hopefulformal

What it means

Not exceeded by anything comparable in quality, extent, or achievement.

Reach for it when Praising a current high point without claiming that improvement is impossible.

The wetlands provide habitat of unsurpassed importance to migrating cranes.

Choose between these

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  • playful

    second to none

    confident praise should sound conversational

    not when promotional for evidence-led writing

  • everyday

    outstanding

    clear excellence is enough without absolute rank

    not when several peers may also be outstanding

  • warm

    exceptional

    unusual quality deserves admiration

    not when does not establish comparative first place

  • professional

    unmatched

    no comparison reaches the same level

    not when can mean unpaired rather than superior

  • formal

    preeminent

    recognized leadership within a field matters

    not when allows rivals near the same level

  • formal

    unequaled

    no exact equal exists

    not when stronger than merely never having been exceeded

Said against

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  • surpassed
  • outclassed
  • ordinary

It naturally appears in

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  • remain unsurpassed

    Her early field guide remains unsurpassed for practical clarity.

  • unsurpassed beauty

    The restored marsh has a quiet, unsurpassed beauty at sunrise.

  • quality unsurpassed

    They built a small instrument of quality unsurpassed in the workshop.