unprecedented

(ŭn-prĕs'ĭ-dĕn'tĭd)
adj.
Having no previous example: unprecedented economic growth.

unprecedentedly un·prec'e·dent'ed·ly adv.

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is pronounced with its second syllable -pres- not -prees-.

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adjective

Not the same as what was previously known or done: different, fresh, innovative, inventive, new, newfangled, novel, original, unfamiliar. See new/old.

adj

Definition: exceptional, original
Antonyms: known, unexceptional, unremarkable, usual

For a list of words related to unprecedented, see:

• Comparisons
• Special, Bright, Skillful, or Unusual

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See words rhyming with "unprecedented."

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - uden præcedens, uden fortilfælde, uhørt, enestående

Nederlands (Dutch)
niet eerder voorgekomen, ongekend

Français (French)
adj. - sans précédent

Deutsch (German)
adj. - beispiellos, noch nie dagewesen

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - πρωτοφανής, πρωτάκουστος, πρωτόγνωρος, άνευ προηγουμένου

Italiano (Italian)
senza precedenti

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - sem precedente, inédito

Русский (Russian)
беспрецедентный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - sin precedentes

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - exempellös, oöverträffad, makalös

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
空前的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 空前的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 전례가 없는, 새로운

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 先例のない, 空前の, 新しい

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) لا سابقه له, لم يسبق له مثيل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮חסר-תקדים‬

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