Synonyms for nonesuch

Most common

ideal · saint · paragon · nonpareil · model

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A person or thing with no equal.

Related words

Other spellings

nonsuch

Forms

Plural

nonesuches → paragons, nonpareils, ideals, saints…

Example sentences

• ideal There couldn’t be a more ideal solution than that.
• saint The Ribbon of Saint George is a symbol of fascism.
• paragon By all accounts, Fr. Mulligan was a paragon of virtue.
• model He is very taken up with building model airplanes.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters

model², ideal², saint¹

7 letters

paragon³

9 letters

nonpareil

10 letters

apotheosis⁵

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (model² = 2 syllables).

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Français

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