unrivalled

«unrivalled» in Mova's school dictionary: better than all the others, with nothing equal to it: «an… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (unrivalled — UK; unrivaled — US)

meaning for a pupil

Unrivalled means better than all the others, with nothing equal to it: «an unrivalled view», «unrivalled skill». tree →

sense in the lessons

In adverts, travel books and sports reports, «unrivalled» praises something as the best. In history, an unrivalled empire or champion had no equal at its time. Phrases: «unrivalled view», «unrivalled knowledge», «unrivalled success».

examples

• The tower gives an unrivalled view of the whole city. tree →
• Her skill on the football pitch is unrivalled in our year. tree →
• For many years the Roman army was unrivalled. tree →
• The museum has an unrivalled collection of dinosaur bones. tree →
• Grandma's knowledge of birds is unrivalled. tree →
• The advert promised «unrivalled comfort». tree →
• In the latter art she herself displayed unrivalled ability and exquisite taste. tree →

note

Spelling: UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand «unrivalled» (double l); US «unrivaled» (one l); Canada uses both. From «rival» (someone you compete with). Adverts often exaggerate: «unrivalled» there is a claim, not a proven fact.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «unrivalled» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.