superior
1. one of greater rank or station or quality (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
higher-up, superordinate
• Ant:
inferior
• Hypernyms:
leader
• Hyponyms:
better, god, supervisor
2. the head of a religious community (Freq. 1)
• Hypernyms:
religious
• Hyponyms:
abbess, mother superior, prioress, abbot, archimandrite, prior
3. a combatant who is able to defeat rivals
• Syn:
victor, master
• Hypernyms:
combatant, battler, belligerent, fighter, scrapper
• Hyponyms:
conqueror, vanquisher
4. a character or symbol set or printed or written above and immediately to one side of another character
• Syn:
superscript
• Ant:
subscript (for: superscript)
• Hypernyms:
character, grapheme, graphic symbol
1. of high or superior quality or performance (Freq. 16)
- superior wisdom derived from experience
- superior math students
• Ant:
inferior
• Similar to:
ace, A-one, crack, first-rate, super,
tiptop, topnotch, top-notch, tops, banner, blue-ribbon,
select, boss, brag, brilliant, superb, capital,
choice, prime, prize, quality, excellent, first-class,
fantabulous, splendid, gilt-edged, greatest, sterling, superlative,
high-performance, outstanding, premium, pukka, pucka, shining,
spiffing, supreme, top-flight, top-hole, topping, transcendent,
surpassing, weapons-grade, well-made
• See Also:
best
• Derivationally related forms:
superiority
• Attrubites:
quality, caliber, calibre
2. of or characteristic of high rank or importance (Freq. 4)
- a superior ruler
• Ant:
inferior
• Similar to:
arch, condescending, patronizing, patronising, eminent,
high, leading, preeminent, high-level, high-ranking, upper-level,
majestic, olympian, superordinate, upper
• See Also:
dominant, high
• Derivationally related forms:
superiority
3. (sometimes followed by 'to') not subject to or influenced by (Freq. 1)
- overcome by a superior opponent
- trust magnates who felt themselves superior to law
• Similar to:
dominant
• Derivationally related forms:
superiority
4. written or printed above and to one side of another character
• Syn:
superscript
• Ant:
subscript (for: superscript), adscript (for: superscript)
• Topics:
printing, printing process
5. having an orbit farther from the sun than the Earth's orbit
- Mars and Jupiter are the closest in of the superior planets
• Ant:
inferior
• Topics:
astronomy, uranology
6. having a higher rank
- superior officer
• Syn:
ranking, higher-ranking
• Similar to:
senior
• Derivationally related forms:
superiority
7. (often followed by 'to') above being affected or influenced by
- he is superior to fear
- an ignited firework proceeds superior to circumstances until its blazing vitality fades
• Similar to:
unaffected
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