Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun nonpareil
3 senses of nonpareil
Sense 1
ideal, paragon, nonpareil, saint, apotheosis, nonesuch, nonsuch -- (model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal)
=> model, role model -- (someone worthy of imitation; "every child needs a role model")
Sense 2
nonpareil -- (colored beads of sugar used as a topping on e.g. candies and cookies)
=> sweet, confection -- (a food rich in sugar)
Sense 3
nonpareil -- (a flat disk of chocolate covered with beads of colored sugar)
=> chocolate candy -- (candy made with chocolate)
Antonyms of adj nonpareil
1 sense of nonpareil
Sense 1
matchless, nonpareil, one (prenominal), one and only (prenominal), peerless, unmatched, unmatchable, unrivaled, unrivalled -- (eminent beyond or above comparison; "matchless beauty"; "the team's nonpareil center fielder"; "she's one girl in a million"; "the one and only Muhammad Ali"; "a peerless scholar"; "infamy unmatched in the Western world"; "wrote with unmatchable clarity"; "unrivaled mastery of her art")
INDIRECT (VIA incomparable) -> comparable -- (able to be compared or worthy of comparison)
Similarity of adj nonpareil
1 sense of nonpareil
Sense 1
matchless, nonpareil, one (prenominal), one and only (prenominal), peerless, unmatched, unmatchable, unrivaled, unrivalled -- (eminent beyond or above comparison; "matchless beauty"; "the team's nonpareil center fielder"; "she's one girl in a million"; "the one and only Muhammad Ali"; "a peerless scholar"; "infamy unmatched in the Western world"; "wrote with unmatchable clarity"; "unrivaled mastery of her art")
=> incomparable (vs. comparable), uncomparable -- (such that comparison is impossible; unsuitable for comparison or lacking features that can be compared; "an incomparable week of rest and pleasure"; "the computer proceeds with its incomparable logic and efficiency"; "this report is incomparable with the earlier ones because of different breakdowns of the data")