incomparable

UK /ɪŋˈkɒmp(ə)rəbəl/ US /ɪŋˈkɑmp(ə)ɹəbəl/

adj 2noun 1

Collocations

ADJ.

all, immortal, inexplicable

VERB + INCOMPARABLE

offers

INCOMPARABLE + NOUN

beauty, composer, patience, people, serenity, tenor

PREP.

from

Definitions

adj

Not comparable.

So much better than another as to be beyond comparison.

I know of nothing in all drama more incomparable from the point of view of art, nothing more suggestive in its subtlety of observation, than Shakespeare's drawing of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.

noun

Something beyond compare; a thing with which there is no comparison.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — such that comparison is impossible

uncomparable

Antonyms

comparable

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

I know of nothing in all drama more incomparable from the point of view of art, nothing more suggestive in its subtlety of observation, than Shakespeare's drawing of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.

Wiktionary

Her beauty is incomparable.

Tatoeba · #309667

You are incomparable.

Tatoeba · #3467722

Man is an example of nature's incomparable patience.

Tatoeba · #6174146

When God created the Ninth Symphony, he made Beethoven an immortal and incomparable composer.

Tatoeba · #6287617

Its beauty is incomparable.

Tatoeba · #9741508

Usage Notes

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