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Unrivaled: meaning, example and synonyms

Unrivaledadj. Better than all others; having no equal or competitor.

Flashcard for Unrivaled (adjective): better than all others; having no equal or competitor. Example: The monastery's library, unrivaled in the region for its botanical manuscripts, drew scholars from distant cities. Synonyms: unequaled, unmatched, supreme, peerless. Antonyms: inferior, mediocre, ordinary, second-rate. Memory tip: un (no) + rival: nobody can rival it. Illustration: one enormous sunflower towering far above a field of ordinary small sunflowers, a fully clothed farmer looking up at it in admiration.

Example

The monastery's library, unrivaled in the region for its botanical manuscripts, drew scholars from distant cities.

Part of speech
adjective
Synonyms
unequaled, unmatched, supreme, peerless
Antonyms
inferior, mediocre, ordinary, second-rate
Memory tip
un (no) + rival: nobody can rival it.

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Question 1

For nearly a century, the port's shipyards were ______ in the region, building more vessels each year than all of their competitors combined.

Question 2

The old cartographer's knowledge of the coastline was ______; no other mapmaker had surveyed so many of its coves and shoals in person.

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