Synonyms for incomparable
- adjective
Most common
unique unparalleled peerless matchless unapproachable incommensurable
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Matchless — so much better than another as to be beyond comparison
matchless, unique, unparalleled, unparallelled UK, peerless, unmatched, unmatchable, unequaled US, unequalled UK, unsurpassed, inimitable, alone, nonpareil, unrivalled UK, unrivaled US, transcendent, rare, singular, unexampled, unparagoned dated
2. Uncomparable — not comparable
Definitions
- adj. 1
Not comparable.
- adj. 2
So much better than another as to be beyond comparison.
Example sentences
- unique Every moment is unique, unknown, completely fresh.
- unparalleled The young writer won unparalleled success.
- peerless Tom's knowledge of decomposition ecology is peerless.
- unapproachable He's nondescript, unapproachable and inscrutable.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| incomparable | steady | |
| unique | rising | |
| unparalleled | steady | |
| peerless | rising | |
| matchless | falling | |
| unapproachable | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- only2, rare1
- 5 letters
- alone2
- 6 letters
- unique2
- 8 letters
- singular3, peerless2
- 9 letters
- unmatched2, matchless, unrivaled3, unequaled3, nonpareil
- 10 letters
- unrivalled, inimitable5, unequalled, unexampled
- 11 letters
- unsurpassed3, unmatchable, unparagoned
- 12 letters
- unparalleled4, transcendent3, uncomparable
- 13 letters
- unparallelled
- 14 letters
- unapproachable5
- 15 letters
- incommensurable
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (only2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- incomparable
- Italiano
- incomparabile
- Deutsch
- unvergleichbar