unmatched

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ʌnˈmætʃt/ UK /ʌnˈmætʃt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
not equalled or surpassed; without an equal

Her skill at the loom was unmatched in the village.

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Synonyms

1 adj · not equalled or surpassed;... unequalled unrivalled peerless unsurpassed incomparable matchless unparalleled

Opposites

matched equalledsurpassedordinary

Word family

Related forms match matched matchless

Etymology

From un- ('not') + matched, past participle of match, from Old English gemæcca ('mate, companion, equal'), from *makô ('fitting one').

un- Old English gemæcca Old English *makô Proto-Germanic

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# unmatched

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

## Meanings
1. not equalled or surpassed; without an equal

## Examples
- Her skill at the loom was unmatched in the village.

## Synonyms
- unequalled
- unrivalled
- peerless
- unsurpassed
- incomparable
- matchless
- unparalleled

## Antonyms
- matched
- equalled
- surpassed
- ordinary

## Related Forms
- match
- matched
- matchless

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: un-
- Root: gemæcca
- Root: *makô

## Etymology
From un- ('not') + matched, past participle of match, from Old English gemæcca ('mate, companion, equal'), from *makô ('fitting one').

## AI Etymology
Unmatched is from un- ('not') + matched, past participle of match, from Old English gemæcca ('mate, companion, equal'), from *makô ('fitting one'). Important recorded forms include un- (Old English), gemæcca (Old English), and *makô (Proto-Germanic). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers not equalled or surpassed; without an equal. The wider family includes related words such as match, matched, and matchless.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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