matchless

Meaning

  1. Having no match; without equal.
  2. Having no mate.

Synonyms

incomparable
24k
peerless
42k
unique
B2
unparalleled
25k
unequalled
unequaled
inimitable
unrivaled
unrivalled
nonpareil
unmatched
37k
unparallelled
singular
C2
rare
B1
best
A1
one and only
unmatchable
never again
unsurpassed
one
A1

surpassing the two

beyond compare

consummate
23k
incommensurable

most excellent

only
A1
prize
B2
supreme
B2
topmost
unapproachable
unexampled
unexcelled

beyond comparison

copesettic

very great

without a second

incomparible

Translations

Unvergleichlichkeit

incomparable
unnachahmlich

Beispiellosigkeit

incomparável
incomparable

απαράμιλλος

sans égal

Einzigartigkeit

Einmaligkeit

sans pareil
einmalig
unvergleichlich
sin igual
Etymology

Cognate with Swedish
makalös
Cognate with Danish
mageløs
In summary

From match + -less, modelled after or partly continuing Middle English makeless (“having no peer or equal, matchless”), equivalent to make + -less. Compare Swedish makalös (“incomparable, matchless”), Danish mageløs (“matchless”).

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