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English adjective: superior | |||
| 1. | superior of high or superior quality or performance | ||
| Samples | Superior wisdom derived from experience. Superior math students. | ||
| Similar | A-one, ace, banner, blue-ribbon, boss, brag, brilliant, capital, choice, crack, excellent, fantabulous, first-class, first-rate, gilt-edged, greatest, high-performance, outstanding, premium, prime, prize, pucka, pukka, quality, select, select, shining, spiffing, splendid, sterling, super, superb, superlative, supreme, surpassing, tiptop, top-flight, top-hole, top-notch, topnotch, topping, tops, transcendent, weapons-grade, well-made | ||
| See also | best | ||
| Attribute | caliber, calibre, quality | ||
| Antonyms | inferior | ||
| 2. | superior of or characteristic of high rank or importance | ||
| Samples | A superior ruler. | ||
| Similar | arch, condescending, eminent, high, high-level, high-ranking, leading, majestic, olympian, patronising, patronizing, preeminent, superordinate, upper, upper-level | ||
| See also | dominant, high | ||
| Antonyms | inferior | ||
| 3. | superior (sometimes followed by `to') not subject to or influenced by | ||
| Samples | Overcome by a superior opponent. Trust magnates who felt themselves superior to law. | ||
| Similar | dominant | ||
| Antonyms | subordinate, low-level | ||
| 4. | superior written or printed above and to one side of another character | ||
| Synonyms | superscript | ||
| Domain category | printing, printing process | ||
| Antonyms | adscript, subscript, inferior | ||
| 5. | superior having an orbit farther from the sun than the Earth's orbit | ||
| Samples | Mars and Jupiter are the closest in of the superior planets. | ||
| Domain category | astronomy, uranology | ||
| Antonyms | inferior | ||
| 6. | superior having a higher rank | ||
| Samples | Superior officer. | ||
| Synonyms | higher-ranking, ranking | ||
| Similar | senior | ||
| Antonyms | junior | ||
| 7. | superior (often followed by `to') above being affected or influenced by | ||
| Samples | He is superior to fear. An ignited firework proceeds superior to circumstances until its blazing vitality fades. | ||
| Similar | unaffected | ||
| Antonyms | affected | ||
English noun: superior | |||
| 1. | superior (person) one of greater rank or station or quality | ||
| Synonyms | higher-up, superordinate | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | leader | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | better, god, supervisor | ||
| Antonyms | inferior | ||
| 2. | superior (person) the head of a religious community | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | religious | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | abbess, abbot, archimandrite, mother superior, prior, prioress | ||
| 3. | superior (person) a combatant who is able to defeat rivals | ||
| Synonyms | master, victor | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | battler, belligerent, combatant, fighter, scrapper | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | conqueror, vanquisher | ||
| 4. | Superior (object) the largest freshwater lake in the world; the deepest of the Great Lakes | ||
| Synonyms | Lake Superior | ||
| Instance hypernym | lake | ||
| Part meronym | Great Lakes | ||
| 5. | Superior (location) a town in northwest Wisconsin on Lake Superior across from Duluth | ||
| Instance hypernym | town | ||
| Part meronym | Badger State, WI, Wisconsin | ||
| 6. | superior (communication) a character or symbol set or printed or written above and immediately to one side of another character | ||
| Synonyms | superscript | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | character, grapheme, graphic symbol | ||
| Antonyms | subscript, inferior | ||
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