Standard Lemma guide

unsurpassed

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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  • CMU ARPABET: AH2 N S ER0 P AE1 S T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Not exceeded by others.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unequaled, unequalled, unmatched, unparalleled, unrivaled, superlative

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

not capable of being improved on

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unexcelled, unexceeded

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 surpassed English unsurpassed From un- + surpassed.

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: непераўзойдзены (njepjerawzójdzjeny) — not exceeded by others
  • Bulgarian: ненадминат (nenadminat) — not exceeded by others
  • Danish: uovertruffen — not exceeded by others
  • Dutch: onovertroffen — not exceeded by others
  • Finnish: vertaansa vailla — not exceeded by others
  • Finnish: ylivertainen — not exceeded by others
  • Finnish: ylittämätön — not exceeded by others
  • French: insurpassé — not exceeded by others
  • French: inégalé — not exceeded by others
  • French: sans égal — not exceeded by others
  • French: hors pair — not exceeded by others
  • German: unübertroffen — not exceeded by others
  • Greek: απροσπέραστος (aprospérastos) — not exceeded by others
  • Italian: insuperato — not exceeded by others
  • Norwegian Bokmål: uovertruffen — not exceeded by others
  • Polish: niedościgniony — not exceeded by others
  • Polish: niedościgły — not exceeded by others
  • Polish: niezrównany — not exceeded by others
  • Polish: nieprześcigniony — not exceeded by others
  • Russian: непревзойдённый (neprevzojdjónnyj) — not exceeded by others
  • Sanskrit: अपर (apara) — not exceeded by others
  • Swedish: oöverträffad — not exceeded by others
  • Ukrainian: непереве́ршений (neperevéršenyj) — not exceeded by others