peerless

adjective

peer·​less ˈpir-ləs How to pronounce peerless (audio)
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Examples of peerless in a Sentence

As an athlete he is peerless. the show's enduring success was a testimony to the peerless talents of its ensemble cast
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Prince the drum programmer was peerless during this period. Ahmir “questlove” Thompson, VIBE.com, 7 June 2026 His sense of crafting anecdotes into top-tier material and knowing how to use his sweet-molasses pacing to calmly detonate a joke is damn near peerless. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 May 2026 Zuccarello, 38, is a skilled skater with great hands and peerless vision. John Shipley, Twin Cities, 20 May 2026 Nvidia’s chips are peerless, Reuters reported, and access to China’s rare-earth exports is critical to leading US tech firms. Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 14 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for peerless

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of peerless was in the 14th century

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“Peerless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peerless. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.

Kids Definition

peerless

adjective
peer·​less ˈpi(ə)r-ləs How to pronounce peerless (audio)
: having no equal
peerless beauty
peerlessly adverb
peerlessness noun

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