having no precedent, parallel, or similar case; unprecedented
unexampled in American English
(ˌunɪɡˈzæmpəld, -ˈzɑːm-)
adjective
unprecedented; unparalleled; unlike anything previously known
unexampled kindness
unexampled depravity
Word origin
[1600–10; un-1 + example + -ed2]This word is first recorded in the period 1600–10. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: adaptation, dolly, operate, progressive, syndicateun- is a prefix meaning “not,” freely used as an English formative, giving negative oropposite force in adjectives and their derivative adverbs and nouns (unfair; unfairly; unfairness; unfelt; unseen; unfitting; unformed; unheard-of; un-get-at-able), and less freely used in certain other nouns (unrest; unemployment); -ed is a suffix forming the past participle of weak verbs (he had crossed the river), and of participial adjectives indicating a condition or quality resulting fromthe action of the verb (inflated balloons). Other words that use the affix -ed include: connected, frosted, saturated, sheltered, unattended
Examples of 'unexampled' in a sentence
unexampled
And the complex, joyous-ironic rondo-finale had an unexampled clarity.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
And, mercifully, it has been unexampled in any war since.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Synonyms of 'unexampled'
unprecedented, unique, unheard-of, unparalleled
More Synonyms of unexampled
(adjective)
Definition
without precedent
Synonyms
unprecedented
Such a move is unprecedented.
unique
She was a woman of unique talent and determination.
unheard-of
It was unheard-of for someone so young to become a Member of Parliament.
unparalleled
His book was an unparalleled success.
unmatched
a landscape of unmatched beauty
unequalled
We offer an unequalled level of service.
Additional synonyms
in the sense of unequalled
Definition
greater, better, or more extreme than anything else of the same kind
We offer an unequalled level of service.
Synonyms
incomparable,
supreme,
unparalleled,
paramount,
transcendent,
unrivalled,
second to none,
pre-eminent,
inimitable,
unmatched,
peerless,
unsurpassed,
matchless,
beyond compare,
without equal,
nonpareil
in the sense of unheard-of
Definition
without precedent
It was unheard-of for someone so young to become a Member of Parliament.
Synonyms
unprecedented,
inconceivable,
undreamed of,
new,
novel,
unique,
unusual,
unbelievable,
singular,
ground-breaking,
never before encountered,
unexampled
in the sense of unique
Definition
without equal or like
She was a woman of unique talent and determination.