unequaled

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

Also spelled unequalled

US /ʌnˈiːkwəld/ UK /ʌnˈiːkwəld/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
having no equal; unsurpassed

Her skill at the violin remained unequaled in the conservatory.

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Synonyms

1 adj · having no equal; unsurpassed unmatched unrivaled unsurpassed peerless incomparable matchless

Opposites

matched equaledsurpassedordinary

Word family

Related forms equal equality unequal

Etymology

From un- ('not') + equaled, past participle of equal, from Latin aequalis ('equal'), from aequus ('even, level, fair').

un- Old English aequalis Latin aequus Latin

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# unequaled

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ʌnˈiːkwəld/
**IPA (UK):** /ʌnˈiːkwəld/

## Meanings
1. having no equal; unsurpassed

## Examples
- Her skill at the violin remained unequaled in the conservatory.

## Synonyms
- unmatched
- unrivaled
- unsurpassed
- peerless
- incomparable
- matchless

## Antonyms
- matched
- equaled
- surpassed
- ordinary

## Related Forms
- equal
- equality
- unequal

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: un-
- Root: aequalis
- Root: aequus

## Etymology
From un- ('not') + equaled, past participle of equal, from Latin aequalis ('equal'), from aequus ('even, level, fair').

## AI Etymology
Unequaled comes from un- ('not') + equaled, past participle of equal, from Latin aequalis ('equal'), from aequus ('even, level, fair'). The historical trail runs through Old English un-, Latin aequalis and Latin aequus. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. In modern use it means having no equal; unsurpassed. Related forms include equal, equality, unequal.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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