unsurpassable
adjective
un·sur·pass·able
ˌən-sər-ˈpa-sə-bəl 
: unable to be surpassed or exceeded
an unsurpassable legacy
unsurpassable skill
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Examples of unsurpassable in a Sentence
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An unsurpassable view of a civilization collapsing from the inside.
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The Week Staff, The Week, 2 Sep. 2023
There are records that seem unsurpassable — only to be felled by the wrecking ball of a single stirring, stunning outlier of a performance.
—Kurt Streeter, New York Times, 27 June 2023
Abdul-Jabbar, now 75, set the seemingly unsurpassable record back in 1984.
—Marisa Sullivan, Peoplemag, 8 Feb. 2023
The other three members of this week’s Losers’ Circle have become Invite household names: Chris Doyle as the unsurpassable GOAT, and Karen Lambert and Coleman Glenn, two almost-newbies who’ve already made an enormous impact on the recent Invite.
—Pat Myers, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2022
McCartney’s last performance in the city, alongside Beatle bandmates John Lennon, Ringo Starr and George Harrison, set off a near-unsurpassable furor.
—Emily Opilo, baltimoresun.com, 17 Feb. 2022
Her soft voice, which could attain a high pitch with an unsurpassable ease became a part of almost every Indian household.
—Swati Gupta, CNN, 6 Feb. 2022
Famously, Clarksdale is also the site of the fabled crossroads, where — as legend has it — Delta blues pioneer Robert Johnson sold his soul to the devil in return for unsurpassable musical greatness.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2021
So Eberhard Bethge’s own unsurpassable 1967 biography did not mention her name, nor had any subsequent books.
—Eric Metaxas, National Review, 26 Oct. 2020
The Week Staff, The Week, 2 Sep. 2023
There are records that seem unsurpassable — only to be felled by the wrecking ball of a single stirring, stunning outlier of a performance.
—Kurt Streeter, New York Times, 27 June 2023
Abdul-Jabbar, now 75, set the seemingly unsurpassable record back in 1984.
—Marisa Sullivan, Peoplemag, 8 Feb. 2023
The other three members of this week’s Losers’ Circle have become Invite household names: Chris Doyle as the unsurpassable GOAT, and Karen Lambert and Coleman Glenn, two almost-newbies who’ve already made an enormous impact on the recent Invite.
—Pat Myers, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2022
McCartney’s last performance in the city, alongside Beatle bandmates John Lennon, Ringo Starr and George Harrison, set off a near-unsurpassable furor.
—Emily Opilo, baltimoresun.com, 17 Feb. 2022
Her soft voice, which could attain a high pitch with an unsurpassable ease became a part of almost every Indian household.
—Swati Gupta, CNN, 6 Feb. 2022
Famously, Clarksdale is also the site of the fabled crossroads, where — as legend has it — Delta blues pioneer Robert Johnson sold his soul to the devil in return for unsurpassable musical greatness.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2021
So Eberhard Bethge’s own unsurpassable 1967 biography did not mention her name, nor had any subsequent books.
—Eric Metaxas, National Review, 26 Oct. 2020
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Word History
First Known Use
1611, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near unsurpassable
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“Unsurpassable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsurpassable. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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