record-breaking
Surpassing all previous
Record-breaking describes something that surpasses all previous achievements of its kind: record-breaking heat, record-breaking sales, a record-breaking jump.
The term applies to athletic feats, weather extremes, financial figures, attendance numbers—anything measured and compared across time.
Often hyphenated before a noun, though the hyphen is sometimes dropped.
Introducing radical new ideas
- unparalleledHaving no equivalent
- unmatchedHaving no equal
- unsurpassedBeyond all others
- unheard-ofLacking any precedent
trailblazing · pioneering · singular · unique · one-of-a-kind · historic · landmark · game-changing
Notable event marking progress
- triumphResounding, celebrated victory
- featRemarkable act of skill
- victoryDefeating an opponent
- championTop competitor, or advocate
medal · trophy · accolade · pinnacle · summit · glory · success · benchmark
Extremely large in scale
- immenseExtremely large in scope
- tremendousExtraordinarily large or powerful
- staggeringShockingly impressive or unsteady
- massiveExtremely large and heavy
enormous · phenomenal · prodigious · incredible · astonishing · extraordinary · monumental · exceptional
groundbreaking
Introducing radical new ideas
- unparalleledHaving no equivalent
- unmatchedHaving no equal
- unsurpassedBeyond all others
unheard-of · trailblazing · pioneering · singular · unique · one-of-a-kind · historic · landmark · game-changing · revolutionary
milestone
Notable event marking progress
champion · medal · trophy · accolade · pinnacle · summit · glory · success · benchmark · personal-best
colossal
Extremely large in scale
- immenseExtremely large in scope
- tremendousExtraordinarily large or powerful
- staggeringShockingly impressive or unsteady
massive · enormous · phenomenal · prodigious · incredible · astonishing · extraordinary · monumental · exceptional · remarkable
- extremesbest, worst, biggest, smallest, highest
- hyphenated wordsup-to-date, pitch-black, jaw-dropping, round-the-clock, air-conditioned
- recordsGuinness, documents, album, death certificates, files
- peak momentspeak, pinnacle, apex, zenith, acme
- Hitshit, hit single, smash, megahit, chart-topper
record-breakingworst
Superlative of inferior
abysmal · dismal · rock-bottom · worst ever · subpar
record-breakingunremarkable
Not worthy of comment
ordinary · average · typical · run-of-the-mill · unexceptional
break, record, broken, breaking, recording, unbroken, records, recorded, recorder