unprecedented

[uhn-pres-i-den-tid] / ʌnˈprɛs ɪˌdɛn tɪd /

ADJECTIVE

exceptional, original

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bizarre extraordinary fantastic miraculous new remarkable singular uncommon unheard-of unique unparalleled unrivaled unusual

WEAK

aberrant abnormal anomalous eccentric exotic freakish idiosyncratic marvelous modern newfangled novel odd out-of-the-way outlandish outre outré preternatural prodigious signal sui generis unexampled

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bad common commonplace customary familiar normal ordinary poor regular standard usual

WEAK

known unexceptional unremarkable

Example Sentences

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Brent could go as high as $200 a barrel, Haigh said, with a caveat: “I’m guessing at this point…This is unprecedented.”

From The Wall Street Journal

More recently, Iran saw an unprecedented crackdown by the Basij and other security forces on protests that swept across the country in December and January.

From BBC

In a statement issued by the firm announcing it had appointed administrators, it said the campaign had secured "unprecedented engagement" to help keep the business operating.

From BBC

New instruments are now capable of measuring the universe with unprecedented accuracy.

From Science Daily

Clare returned the book to its dusty hiding place, forced to face a most harrowing reality: This was unprecedented.

From Literature

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