unrivalled

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Unrivalled means better than anything else of its kind. An unrivalled collection.

It is a strong claim and is nearly always made by whoever owns the thing. Americans spell it unrivaled with one l, and the British keep two.

Definitions of unrivalled

1adjectiveunrivalledBetter than anything else of its kind.C1
“The library holds an unrivalled collection of local maps.”

unrivalled is a quality.

Also accepted in games: unrivaled

Where it comes from

From un- + rivalled.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practise this word

unrivalled in the wild

Pearson revived and practised largely the art of vaulting, and acquired in it a proficiency unrivalled in his generation.
John Loughborough Pearson
Hugh Kenner praised his "intent eloquence", and Geoffrey Hill his "unrivalled critical intelligence".
Christopher Ricks
Kent, a professor of sociology who researches new religious movements, described the work as "an unrivalled piece of superb scholarship".
A Piece of Blue Sky
With around 30 surf beaches and dozens of harbour coves, Sydney is almost unrivalled in the world for the number and quality of beaches available.
List of beaches in Sydney
Thirteen years later in 1974 he became managing director, establishing "a close-knit and successful team", he "developed an unrivalled reputation for looking after his authors".
Sinclair-Stevenson

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