nonpareils

noun

plural of nonpareil
as in models
someone of such unequaled perfection as to deserve imitation among the knights of the Round Table, Galahad stood alone as the nonpareil of nobility and selflessness

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of nonpareils These buttery shortbread crisps are bathed in a sweet yogurt icing and topped with colorful nonpareils for a bit of extra crunch. — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 6 Apr. 2026 The Original Glazed doughnut is dipped in blue vanilla icing, sprinkled with Oreo crunch and white nonpareils. — Greta Cross, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026 The dough is rolled in festive hues of red and green nonpareils before baking, and once baked, a milk chocolate kiss is gently pressed into the warm cookie right out of the oven. — Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 5 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonpareils
  1. models
  2. ideas
  3. examples
  4. ideals
  5. incarnations
  6. patron saints
  7. pinnacles
Noun
  • OpenAI's choice to end developers' access to its models via Cursor is not a first in the industry.
    — Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2026
  • This is why the results from the MHS research preview and Anthropic’s frontier AI models are so meaningful.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of models
Noun
  • The new experiment tested those competing ideas by deliberately weakening the electron interactions.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
  • If Hilton defies the odds this November, his ideas are all but certain to get a frosty reception in what’s likely to be a Democratic supermajority in the Legislature.
    — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of ideas
Noun
  • Silvester’s concept became the Falcon Study, a new interpretation of the original developed by his San Diego start-up Q7 Yacht Designs, with naval architecture by Dutch firm Dykstra, known for its work on the series of nascent J-Class examples.
    — Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 30 Aug. 2026
  • There are already examples in other sports of athletes moving between professional and college systems without producing the same alarm.
    — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of examples
Noun
  • Starting in the 1960s, at a time when women were largely limited to domestic roles, Steinem challenged gender stereotypes and championed feminist ideals like equality, sisterhood and reproductive freedom.
    — Juliana Kim, NPR, 3 Sep. 2026
  • This older world is often focused on common American ideals of individualism and grit as the primary tools for attaining personal success.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of ideals
Noun
  • In previous incarnations, the project has included a luxury hotel, apartments and a Frank Gehry museum.
    — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The surviving members of the Grateful Dead toured together in many incarnations over the years, but Dead and Company was the most popular one by a significant margin.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of incarnations
Noun
  • The crochet, the suede, the fringe; its patron saints Kate Moss and Sienna Miller.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 5 July 2026
  • Its patron saints, in modern times, have been Portuguese winger Ricardo Quaresma and Croatian midfielder Luka Modrić.
    — Tom Williams, New York Times, 13 June 2026
Definition of patron saints
Noun
  • Fourteen years earlier, his debut feature, Ossessione, had effectively birthed Italian neorealism, and Visconti had followed it up with La Terra Trema (1948), one of the absolute pinnacles of the movement.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 July 2026
  • The Ed Sullivan Theater, which first opened in 1927, is a 13-story shadow box preserving bits from a rich history of pop culture pinnacles past.
    — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 2 July 2026
Definition of pinnacles

Browse Nearby Words

nonpareil
nonpareils
nonparticipant
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Nonpareils.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonpareils. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

Copy Citation
Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

A Who’s Who Regarding ‘Who’s’ and ‘Whose’

A List of Most Commonly Confused Words

Why do we use apostrophes to show possession?

Is it 'nerve-racking' or 'nerve-wracking'?

What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'?
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

The Longest Long Words List

Stay Woke

Ye Olde Nincompoop: Old-Fashioned Words for 'Stupid'

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

The Words of the Week - Sept. 4
See More

Popular

See More

A Who’s Who Regarding ‘Who’s’ and ‘Whose’

The Longest Long Words List

Stay Woke
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
anagrams on a chalk board
Word Builder Quiz Vol. 2 Pick the letter that when added to a word will ma...
See All