unsurpassed

adjective

un·​sur·​passed ˌən-sər-ˈpast How to pronounce unsurpassed (audio)
Synonyms of unsurpassednext
: not exceeded by anything else : not surpassed
unsurpassed beauty

Examples of unsurpassed in a Sentence

an artist who is unsurpassed at painting portraits that reveal the subject's inner life a French restaurant known for its unsurpassed cuisine
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With excellent heat tolerance and unsurpassed blooming, 'Rozanne' is unlike any other hardy geranium. Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 19 May 2026 Our military is unsurpassed, there's never been anything like it, nobody's ever seen anything like it. CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026 Park’s wordplay is unsurpassed: the writer Hans de Krap, the reappearing Penumbra College, a menu that is actually an acrostic warning. Literary Hub, 2 Dec. 2025 This total remained unsurpassed until 2001, when Ferguson won his seventh top-division title in the country. Will Jeanes, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unsurpassed

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1775, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unsurpassed was circa 1775

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“Unsurpassed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsurpassed. Accessed 27 May. 2026.

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