superior
adjective
1. of high or superior quality or performance
- superior wisdom derived from experience
- superior math students
Similar word(s): best, ace, crack, super, tiptop, topnotch, tops, banner, select, boss, brag, brilliant, superb, capital, choice, prime, prize, quality, excellent, fantabulous, ripping, splendid, greatest, sterling, superlative, outstanding, classic, premium, pucka, pukka, shining, spiffing, supreme, topping, surpassing, transcendent
2. of or characteristic of high rank or importance
- a superior ruler
Similar word(s): dominant, high, arch, condescending, patronising, patronizing, eminent, high, leading, preeminent, majestic, olympian, superordinate, upper
3. (sometimes followed by `to') not subject to or influenced by
- overcome by a superior opponent
- trust magnates who felt themselves superior to law
Similar word(s): dominant
4. written or printed above and to one side of another character
Similar word(s): superscript
5. having an orbit farther from the sun than the Earth's orbit
- Mars and Jupiter are the closest in of the superior planets
6. having a higher rank
- superior officer
Similar word(s): senior, ranking
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 word(s): unaffected
Sentences with superior as an adjective:
- Rebecca had always thought shorts were far superior to pants, as they didn't constantly make her legs itch.
- A genus is superior to a species.
- the superior jaw; the superior part of an image
- a superior figure or letter
noun
1. one of greater rank or station or quality
Similar word(s): superordinate
Definition categories: person, leader
2. the head of a religious community
Definition categories: person, religious
3. a combatant who is able to defeat rivals
Similar word(s): master, victor
Definition categories: person, battler, belligerent, combatant, fighter, scrapper
4. the largest freshwater lake in the world; the deepest of the Great Lakes
Definition categories: object
5. a town in northwest Wisconsin on Lake Superior across from Duluth
Definition categories: location
6. a character or symbol set or printed or written above and immediately to one side of another character
Similar word(s): superscript
Definition categories: communication, character, graph, grapheme