as in only
having no equal or rival for excellence or desirability
the incomparable jewel known as the Hope Diamond
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Recent Examples of incomparable
The beloved actor, best known for playing the incomparable George Feeny on Boy Meets World, turned 99 on March 31.
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Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 31 Mar. 2026
That incomparable vision was fueled by an inexhaustible optimism.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 28 Mar. 2026
The Grand Sport is a revered name in Corvette history, beginning in 1963 with a race car that kicked off the incomparable career of motorsport team owner Roger Penske.
—Lawrence Ulrich, Robb Report, 26 Mar. 2026
Its greatest champions have been Scandinavians, whose names would mean nothing to most Americans—not even that of the incomparable Johannes Klæbo, who became the greatest winter Olympian of all time this year at the Milano Cortina Games by grabbing all six golds that the sport offers.
—Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2026
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Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 31 Mar. 2026
That incomparable vision was fueled by an inexhaustible optimism.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 28 Mar. 2026
The Grand Sport is a revered name in Corvette history, beginning in 1963 with a race car that kicked off the incomparable career of motorsport team owner Roger Penske.
—Lawrence Ulrich, Robb Report, 26 Mar. 2026
Its greatest champions have been Scandinavians, whose names would mean nothing to most Americans—not even that of the incomparable Johannes Klæbo, who became the greatest winter Olympian of all time this year at the Milano Cortina Games by grabbing all six golds that the sport offers.
—Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incomparable
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Cleveland is the only team favored to close out its series while Detroit and Houston are favored to force Game 7s.—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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From Nasser to Khomeini, the region’s revolutionary ideologies have delivered only ruin.—
Danielle Pletka,
Washington Post,
1 May 2026
Adjective
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Her appointment was agreed at an extraordinary meeting Monday of the festival’s executive board, made up of San Sebastián City Council, the Provincial Council of Gipuzkoa, the Basque Government and the Spanish Ministry of Culture.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
27 Apr. 2026
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And yet many were created with extraordinary artistic ambition.—
Sudhir Gupta,
Rolling Stone,
27 Apr. 2026
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About one-fifth of the state is in exceptional drought, the highest level of drought designation.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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Set in the late 1980s, the film follows 13-year-old Felice (an exceptional Tiziano Menichelli), a budding tennis star whose overbearing father hooks him up with Raul Getti (Favino), a flameout former pro with a new lithium prescription and a serious ladies-man streak.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
29 Apr. 2026
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Soft white sand, clear waters and excellent surf draw beachgoers to this vast beach.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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This makes buffalo grass an excellent choice for naturally controlling soil erosion.—
Lee Wallender,
The Spruce,
30 Apr. 2026
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Five is nice, but 17 straight is a dynasty unparalleled in City Section history.—
Steve Galluzzo,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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On top of this, unparalleled pools of capital have fed strategically contradictory, dizzying deal-making.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
29 Apr. 2026
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After decades on the margins of art history, Jimmy Tsutomu Mirikitani—a collagist of singular, inimitable vision—is finally having his story told, though not in any linear fashion.—
Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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The point wasn’t to make something new and inimitable, the point was to showcase that Saudi Arabia is a ready, willing, and extremely rich host country for all of the usual crap that has gotten too expensive to make well in America.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
22 Apr. 2026
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The pecan version adds a nutty crunch, but the original rolls are matchless as is.—
Skye Sherman,
Southern Living,
28 Feb. 2026
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Rosemary’s Baby is still matchless for sheer psychological terror, but don’t let Mia Farrow and John Cassavetes’s Satanic neighbors ruin New York City for you.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
19 Oct. 2025
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With unparalleled access to the world's most influential people, the trust of consumers and partners globally, and an unrivaled power to convene, TIME's mission is to tell the essential stories of the people and ideas that shape and improve the world.—
TIME PR,
Time,
24 Apr. 2026
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While the dissolution of the Main Street RSNs means that some 20 NBA and NHL teams are now on the lookout for new in-market distribution platforms, Playfly continues to enjoy an unrivaled position of influence within local sports.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Incomparable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incomparable. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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