ADJECTIVE | all | nonpareil, matchless, one, one and only, peerless, unmatched, unmatchable, unrivaled, unrivalled | eminent beyond or above comparison |
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NOUN | person | nonpareil, ideal, paragon, saint, apotheosis, nonesuch, nonsuch | model of excellence or perfection of a kind |
food | nonpareil | colored beads of sugar used as a topping on e.g. candies and cookies | |
food | nonpareil | a flat disk of chocolate covered with beads of colored sugar |
Meaning | Eminent beyond or above comparison. | |
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Example | "the team's nonpareil center fielder" | |
Synonyms | matchless, one, one and only, peerless, unmatched, unmatchable, unrivaled, unrivalled | |
Broader | incomparable, uncomparable | Such that comparison is impossible |
Spanish | incomparable, inigualable, inmejorable, insuperable | |
Catalan | immillorable, incomparable, inigualable, insuperable |
Meaning | model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal. | |
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Synonyms | ideal, paragon, saint, apotheosis, nonesuch, nonsuch | |
Narrower | class act | someone who shows impressive and stylish excellence |
humdinger | someone of remarkable excellence | |
jimdandy, jimhickey, crackerjack | someone excellent of their kind | |
Broader | model, role model | someone worthy of imitation |
Spanish | dechado, modelo | |
Catalan | model |
Meaning | colored beads of sugar used as a topping on e.g. candies and cookies. | |
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Broader | sweet, confection | A food rich in sugar |
Meaning | A flat disk of chocolate covered with beads of colored sugar. | |
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Broader | chocolate candy | candy made with chocolate |
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