unprecedented
adjective/ʌnˈprɛsɪdɛntɪd/
Frequency rank: #5,274 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
Never having happened or existed before.
Example sentence
The weather this year has been truly unprecedented, with storms and droughts occurring more frequently than ever before.
Synonyms & related words
- unheard-of
- extraordinary
- remarkable
- unique
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