Antonyms for unprecedented


Grammar : Adj
Spell : uhn-pres-i-den-tid
Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈprɛs ɪˌdɛn tɪd


Definition of unprecedented

Origin :
  • 1620s, from un- (1) "not" + precedented. In common use from c.1760.
  • adj exceptional, original
Example sentences :
  • It was the sensation of an unprecedented and incredible experience.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
  • All here is so unprecedented, so changed, so sudden and unfair, that I am absolutely lost.
  • Extract from : « A Tale of Two Cities » by Charles Dickens
  • Galusha had what was, for him, an amazing and unprecedented inspiration.
  • Extract from : « Galusha the Magnificent » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • "Both sides fought with unprecedented frenzy," said a resident to us.
  • Extract from : « Aztec Land » by Maturin M. Ballou
  • If so, he had performed an unprecedented feat in recalling it so aptly.
  • Extract from : « Peak and Prairie » by Anna Fuller
  • Then Allen would have been in a, perhaps, unprecedented position.
  • Extract from : « Angling Sketches » by Andrew Lang
  • A revolution, unprecedented in the world's history, had already been achieved.
  • Extract from : « Four Years in Rebel Capitals » by T. C. DeLeon
  • What would happen if these ships ran into an unprecedented situation?
  • Extract from : « The Status Civilization » by Robert Sheckley
  • My taking anything of the kind with me was a most unprecedented circumstance.
  • Extract from : « A Night in the Snow » by Rev. E. Donald Carr
  • He was only preserved from his unprecedented dangers by their number.
  • Extract from : « The Young Duke » by Benjamin Disraeli

Synonyms for unprecedented

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