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unsurpassable

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

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Not surpassable; unable to be surpassed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: insurpassable

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

not to be exceeded

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • unsurpassable skill
  • unsurpassable standards of workmanship

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English surpassable English unsurpassable From un- + surpassable.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: uovertræffelig — not surpassable — see also unsurpassed
  • Dutch: onovertrefbaar — not surpassable — see also unsurpassed
  • Dutch: onoverkomelijk — not surpassable — see also unsurpassed
  • Finnish: ylittämätön — not surpassable — see also unsurpassed
  • Finnish: ylivoimainen — not surpassable — see also unsurpassed
  • Finnish: voittamaton — not surpassable — see also unsurpassed
  • French: insurpassable — not surpassable — see also unsurpassed
  • German: unübertrefflich — not surpassable — see also unsurpassed
  • Hungarian: felülmúlhatatlan — not surpassable — see also unsurpassed
  • Italian: insorpassabile — not surpassable — see also unsurpassed
  • Polish: nie do przewyższania — not surpassable — see also unsurpassed
  • Swedish: oöverträfflig — not surpassable — see also unsurpassed