Synonyms for nonpareil
- adjective
- noun
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
peerless, incomparable, matchless, unmatched, one, unmatchable, one and only, unrivalled UK, unrivaled US, only, unequaled US, unequalled UK, unparalleled, unparallelled UK, alone dated
Noun
1. Paragon
2. Sprinkles — A small pellet of white or coloured sugar used as decoration on baked goods and candy
sprinkles US, hundreds and thousands AU
Definitions
- adj. 1
Unequalled, unrivalled; unique.
- n. 1
A small pellet of white or coloured sugar used as decoration on baked goods and candy.
- n. 2
A person or thing that has no equal; a paragon.
Related words
- Other spellings
- non-pareil nonpareille
Forms
- Plural
- nonpareils → paragons, nonesuches, apotheoses, saints…
Example sentences
- unmatched You navigate life's challenges with a grace unmatched.
- incomparable Man is an example of nature's incomparable patience.
- peerless Tom's knowledge of decomposition ecology is peerless.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| nonpareil | rising | |
| unmatched | steady | |
| incomparable | steady | |
| peerless | rising | |
| matchless | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- one1
- 4 letters
- only2
- 5 letters
- alone2, saint1, ideal2
- 7 letters
- paragon3
- 8 letters
- peerless2, nonesuch2
- 9 letters
- unmatched2, sprinkles2, matchless, unrivaled3, unequaled3
- 10 letters
- unrivalled, apotheosis5, unequalled
- 11 letters
- unmatchable
- 12 letters
- unparalleled4, incomparable5
- 13 letters
- unparallelled
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (only2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- nonpareil