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Definition of Superior
1. Adjective. Of high or superior quality or performance. "Superior math students"
Also: Best
Similar to: A-one, Ace, Crack, First-rate, Super, Tiptop, Top-notch, Topnotch, Tops, Banner, Blue-ribbon, Select, Boss, Brag, Brilliant, Superb, Capital, Choice, Prime, Prize, Quality, Select, Excellent, Fantabulous, First-class, Splendid, Gilt-edged, Greatest, Sterling, Superlative, High-performance, Outstanding, Premium, Pucka, Pukka, Shining, Spiffing, Supreme, Top-flight, Top-hole, Topping, Surpassing, Transcendent, Weapons-grade, Well-made
Antonyms: Inferior
Derivative terms: Superiority
2. Noun. One of greater rank or station or quality.
Generic synonyms: Leader
Specialized synonyms: Better, God, Supervisor
Antonyms: Inferior
3. Adjective. Of or characteristic of high rank or importance. "A superior ruler"
Similar to: Arch, Condescending, Patronising, Patronizing, Eminent, High, Leading, Preeminent, High-level, High-ranking, Upper-level, Majestic, Olympian, Superordinate, Upper
Antonyms: Inferior
Derivative terms: Superiority
4. Noun. The head of a religious community.
Generic synonyms: Religious
5. Adjective. (sometimes followed by 'to') not subject to or influenced by. "Trust magnates who felt themselves superior to law"
6. Noun. A combatant who is able to defeat rivals.
Generic synonyms: Battler, Belligerent, Combatant, Fighter, Scrapper
Specialized synonyms: Conqueror, Vanquisher
7. Adjective. Written or printed above and to one side of another character.
Category relationships: Printing, Printing Process
Antonyms: Adscript, Subscript
8. Noun. The largest freshwater lake in the world; the deepest of the Great Lakes.
9. Adjective. Having an orbit farther from the sun than the Earth's orbit. "Mars and Jupiter are the closest in of the superior planets"
10. Noun. A town in northwest Wisconsin on Lake Superior across from Duluth.
11. Adjective. Having a higher rank. "Superior officer"
12. Noun. A character or symbol set or printed or written above and immediately to one side of another character.
13. Adjective. (often followed by 'to') above being affected or influenced by. "An ignited firework proceeds superior to circumstances until its blazing vitality fades"
Definition of Superior
1. a. More elevated in place or position; higher; upper; as, the superior limb of the sun; the superior part of an image.
2. n. One who is above, or surpasses, another in rank, station, office, age, ability, or merit; one who surpasses in what is desirable; as, Addison has no superior as a writer of pure English.
Definition of Superior
1. Adjective. Higher in quality. ¹
2. Adjective. Higher in rank. ¹
3. Adjective. Located above. ¹
4. Adjective. Being greater or better than average; extraordinary. ¹
5. Noun. A person of higher rank or quality. ¹
6. Noun. The senior person in a monastic community. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Superior
1. one of higher rank, quality, or authority than another [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Superior
Literary usage of Superior
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bulletin by Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey (1900)
"Outcrops along the Lake superior shore in Douglas county have not been reported,
but the larger ... In lithological character the Lake superior sandstone, ..."
2. The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature by William James (1902)
"There is of course no special affinity between crankiness as such nnd superior
intellect,1 for most psychopaths have feeble intellects, and superior ..."
3. Annual Report by Illinois Farmers' Institute (1901)
"WHITE superior* History —The history of the White superior variety as ...
In changing the type of corn Mr. Sperry changed the name to the White superior. ..."
4. Journal by Iron and Steel Institute (1892)
"The total shipments of iron ore from the Lake superior districts by lake or by
rail during the season of 1891 amounted to ..."
5. Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville, Henry Reeve (1900)
"IN WHAT RESPECTS THE FEDERAL CONSTITUTION 1s superior TO THAT OF THE STATES In what
... I am of opinion that the Federal Constitution is superior to all the ..."
6. Code of Law, Practice and Forms for Justices' and Other Inferior Courts in by Curtis Hillyer (1912)
"Defendant to be discharged on bail or deposit—superior court. §"-•241.4. ...
Same—Arrest of defendant by bail or sheriff—superior court. .§ 2417. ..."
7. Three Years' Travels Throughout [!] the Interior Parts of North America, for by Jonathan Carver (1813)
"Lake superior from Weft Bay to this place is bounded by rocks, except towards
the fouth weft ... weft of Lake superior. Lake Bourbon, the moft northern of ..."
8. Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville (1839)
"iy WHAT RESPECTS THE FEDERAL CONSTITUTION IS superior TO THAT OF THE STATES.
In what respects the Constitution of the Union can be compared to that of the ..."
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