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[ peer-lis ] / ˈpɪər lɪs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR peerless ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivehaving no equal; matchless; unrivaled. Origin of peerlessFirst recorded in 1275–1325, peerless is from the Middle English word pereles.See peer1, -less SYNONYMS FOR peerlessunmatched, unequaled; unique, unsurpassed. SEE SYNONYMS FOR peerless ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM peerlesspeer·less·ly, adverbpeer·less·ness, nounWords nearby peerlessPeerce, peeress, peer group, Peer Gynt, peerie, peerless, peer of the realm, peer pressure, peer review, peers, peer-to-peer Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for peerlessDeGrom’s combination of velocity, command and assortment of three plus pitches is just about peerless. The Dodgers Lead Our National League Predictions, But Don’t Count Out The Nats Or … Reds?|Travis Sawchik|July 22, 2020|FiveThirtyEight The resulting photographs are a celebration, bringing to life the peerless spirit embodied by The Macallan. The Restaurant, Flask, And Photography Worthy of The Macallan Whisky||December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST Cynthia Ozick has called this peerless master of the short story “our Chekhov.” Three Cheers for Alice Munro’s Nobel Prize in Literature|Malcolm Jones|October 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST Our Xolo, Snorkel Louise, has had a difficult time expressing her peerless beauty. In Praise of the Mexican Hairless Dog|Noah Kristula-Green|February 14, 2012|DAILY BEAST
He is peerless when it comes to summoning American history and a sense of national purpose. In Defense of a Strong Government|Michael Waldman|September 9, 2009|DAILY BEAST Can any man of ancient or modern times fail to pronounce Washington peerless? The History of the City of Fredericksburg, Virginia|S. J. (Silvanus Jackson) Quinn The victors followed in hot pursuit, with the peerless knight far in the lead. With Spurs of Gold|Frances Nimmo Greene One of them will kill thee and the other, and that man will gain a peerless mate. The Pirate Woman|Aylward Edward Dingle But no description can convey an adequate idea of the rare beauty of this peerless cross. Insula Sanctorum et Doctorum|John Healy Even the distant Falcon and Peerless seemed to know what was expected of them. The Boy Allies with the Victorious Fleets|Robert L. Drake
British Dictionary definitions for peerless
adjectivehaving no equals; matchless Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to peerlessunequaled, unrivaled, aces, all-time, alone, best, champion, excellent, faultless, incomparable, matchless, most, nonpareil, only, outstanding, perfect, super, superlative, supreme, unique |