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# unmatched

«unmatched» in Mova's school dictionary: **Better than all others; with no equal: unmatched skill** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (unmatched)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Better than all others; with no equal: unmatched skill. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unmatched/#m1)

2) Not paired or matching: unmatched socks. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unmatched/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life, unmatched socks are odd ones without a pair. In maths, matching and pairing activities leave some items unmatched — counting them finds the difference between two groups. In stories and adverts «unmatched» praises someone as the best.

### examples

- Her speed on the track is unmatched. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unmatched/#x1)
- I found three unmatched socks under the bed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unmatched/#x2)
- The view from the top is unmatched. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unmatched/#x3)
- Match each number to its double; two numbers are left unmatched. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unmatched/#x4)
- There are 12 boys and 15 girls; if each boy pairs with a girl, 3 girls are unmatched. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unmatched/#x5)
- The castle's beauty is unmatched in the country. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unmatched/#x6)

### note

Two very different senses: «the best» and «without a pair» — read the sentence to tell. In maths: unmatched = bigger group − smaller group when pairing one-to-one.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «unmatched» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unmatched/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.