Standard Lemma guide

peerless

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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adj

Meaning 1

Without peer or equal; unparalleled, nonpareil. Of the highest quality, best.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

eminent beyond or above comparison

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • matchless beauty
  • the team's nonpareil center fielder
  • she's one girl in a million
  • the one and only Muhammad Ali
  • a peerless scholar
  • infamy unmatched in the Western world
  • wrote with unmatchable clarity
  • unrivaled mastery of her art

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: matchless, nonpareil, one(a), one and only(a), unmatched, unmatchable, unrivaled, unrivalled

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English pereles, perles; equivalent to peer + -less.

Across languages

Translations

29 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: misilsiz — without peer or equal
  • Azerbaijani: bənzərsiz — without peer or equal
  • Bulgarian: безподобен (bezpodoben) — without peer or equal
  • Chinese Mandarin: 無敵 /无敌 (wúdí) — without peer or equal
  • Chinese Mandarin: 無雙 /无双 (wúshuāng) — without peer or equal
  • Chinese Mandarin: 無與倫比 /无与伦比 (wúyǔlúnbǐ) — without peer or equal
  • Danish: mageløs — without peer or equal
  • Finnish: verraton — without peer or equal
  • Finnish: vertaansa vailla oleva — without peer or equal
  • French: hors pair — without peer or equal
  • French: sans pareil — without peer or equal
  • Georgian: სწორუპოვარი (sc̣oruṗovari) — without peer or equal
  • Georgian: უბადლო (ubadlo) — without peer or equal
  • Georgian: შეუდარებელი (šeudarebeli) — without peer or equal
  • German: unerreicht — without peer or equal
  • German: makellos — without peer or equal
  • Italian: impareggiabile — without peer or equal
  • Middle English: perles — without peer or equal
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: makelaus — without peer or equal
  • Persian: بیهمتا (bi-hamtâ) — without peer or equal
  • Polish: bezkonkurencyjny — without peer or equal
  • Russian: бесподобный (bespodóbnyj) — without peer or equal
  • Russian: несравненный (nesravnénnyj) — without peer or equal
  • Spanish: sin par — without peer or equal
  • Spanish: señero — without peer or equal
  • Swedish: makalös — without peer or equal
  • Swedish: oförliknelig — without peer or equal
  • Turkish: rakipsiz — without peer or equal
  • Welsh: heb ail — without peer or equal
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