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unparalleled

adjective

Having no equal or close comparison in a particular respect.

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Without an equal

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Unparalleled asserts a lack of equal comparison in the relevant respect. Exceptional is weaker, while unsurpassed allows others to be equally good.

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Within the small club's history, the turnout was unparalleled.
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An unparalleled structure within the seminar's completed manuscripts gave readers two coherent routes through the same scenes, where every other submission allowed only one.
From The Scale of a Story.

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