Special
Special adjective - Being the one or ones of a class with no other members.
Usage example: the President claimed that international terrorism was a special threat that required a special way of dealing with it
Unsurpassed and special are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Unsurpassed" instead an adjective "Special".
Unsurpassed
Unsurpassed adjective - Having no equal or rival for excellence or desirability.
Usage example: an artist who is unsurpassed at painting portraits that reveal the subject's inner life
Special and unsurpassed are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Special" instead an adjective "Unsurpassed".
Nearby Word: unsurpassable
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Unsurpassed and Special. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/special/unsurpassed
Special & Unsurpassed. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/special/unsurpassed>.
Unsurpassed or Special. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/special/unsurpassed.
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