beyond or above comparison; matchless; unequalled lacking a basis for comparison; not having qualities or features that can be compared
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in•com•pa•ra•ble /ɪnˈkɑmpərəbəl, -prəbəl/USA pronunciation
adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- fine beyond comparison:incomparable beauty.
- not fit for comparison:The two jobs are really incomparable.
in•com•pa•ra•ble
(in kom′pər ə bəl, -prə bəl),USA pronunciation adj.
in•com′pa•ra•bil′i•ty, in•com′pa•ra•ble•ness, n.
in•com′pa•ra•bly, adv.
- beyond comparison;
matchless or unequaled:incomparable beauty. - not comparable;
incapable of being compared to each other, as two unlike objects or qualities, or to one or more others.
- Latin incomparābilis. See in-3, comparable
- late Middle English 1375–1425
in•com′pa•ra•bly, adv.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged peerless, unrivaled, inimitable.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged ordinary, mediocre.
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