Beyond vs. Incomparable

Beyondpreposition

Further away than.

Incomparableadjective

So much better than another as to be beyond comparison; matchless or unsurpassed.

Beyondpreposition

On the far side of.

‘No swimming beyond this point.’;

Incomparableadjective

(rare) Not able to be compared.

Beyondpreposition

Later than; after.

Incomparableadjective

Not comparable; admitting of no comparison with others; unapproachably eminent; without a peer or equal; matchless; peerless; transcendent.

‘A merchant of incomparable wealth.’; ‘A new hypothesis . . . which hath the incomparable Sir Isaac Newton for a patron.’; ‘Delights incomparably all those corporeal things.’;

Beyondpreposition

Greater than; so as to exceed or surpass.

‘Your staff went beyond my expectations in refunding my parking ticket.’;

Incomparableadjective

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’;

Beyondpreposition

In addition to.

Beyondpreposition

Past, or out of reach of.

‘You won't last beyond my first punch.’; ‘The patient was beyond medical help.’;

Beyondadverb

Farther along or away.

Beyondadverb

In addition; more.

Beyondadverb

(informal) extremely, more than

Beyondnoun

(uncountable) The unknown.

Beyondnoun

(uncountable) The hereafter.

Beyondnoun

(countable) Something that is far beyond.

Beyondpreposition

On the further side of; in the same direction as, and further on or away than.

‘Beyond that flaming hill.’;

Beyondpreposition

At a place or time not yet reached; before.

‘A thing beyond us, even before our death.’;

Beyondpreposition

Past, out of the reach or sphere of; further than; greater than; as, the patient was beyond medical aid; beyond one's strength.

Beyondpreposition

In a degree or amount exceeding or surpassing; proceeding to a greater degree than; above, as in dignity, excellence, or quality of any kind.

‘Beyond any of the great men of my country.’; ‘That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter.’;

Beyondadverb

Further away; at a distance; yonder.

‘Lo, where beyond he lyeth languishing.’;

Beyondadverb

farther along in space or time or degree;

‘through the valley and beyond’; ‘to the eighth grade but not beyond’; ‘will be influential in the 1990s and beyond’;

Beyondadverb

on the farther side from the observer;

‘a pond with a hayfield beyond’;

Beyondadverb

in addition;

‘agreed to provide essentials but nothing beyond’;