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Synonyms for superior
səˈpɪər i ər, sʊ-su·pe·ri·or
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Wiktionary
superiornoun
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inferiorsuperiornoun
Higher in quality.
Rebecca had always thought shorts were far superior to pants, as they didn't constantly make her legs itch.
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inferiorsuperioradjective
Higher in rank.
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inferiorsuperioradjective
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inferiorsuperioradjective
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inferior
English Synonyms and Antonyms
superior
Synonyms:
august, beneficent, commanding, dignified, exalted, glorious, grand, great, helpful, lofty, mighty, noble, sublime, superbAntonyms:
abject, base, contemptible, despicable, lamentable, miserable, mournful, moving, paltry, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, sorrowful, touching, woful, wretched
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
superior
Synonyms:
higher, upper, better, preferable, surpassing, loftier, excellent, remarkable, eminent, conspicuousAntonyms:
inferior, lower, worse, subordinate, ordinary, common, unremarkable, average, mean, mediocre
Princeton's WordNet
superior, higher-up, superordinatenoun
one of greater rank or station or quality
Synonyms:
superordinate word, hypernym, superordinate, victor, higher-up, master, superscriptAntonyms:
inferior, humble, woeful, execrable, third-rate, scrubby, cheapjack, second-rate, ropy, utility(a), shoddy, scrawny, tawdry, affected, low, ropey, mediocre, low-level, utility-grade, tinny, common, miserable, less, deplorable, chintzy, modest, bush-league, commercial, subordinate, middle-level, bad, lowly, outclassed, cheesy, second-class, stunted, junior, punk, base, low-grade, bush, bum, coarsened, sleazy, coarse, wretched, cheap, small, commercial-grade, crummy, indifferentsuperiornoun
the head of a religious community
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master, superscript, higher-up, victor, superordinateAntonyms:
inferior, low-level, modest, punk, ropy, cheapjack, sleazy, tawdry, bush-league, scrawny, bush, crummy, mediocre, third-rate, tinny, scrubby, outclassed, chintzy, indifferent, utility-grade, stunted, coarse, affected, cheesy, commercial, utility(a), cheap, humble, wretched, low, execrable, bad, base, bum, deplorable, subordinate, middle-level, second-rate, less, woeful, ropey, lowly, second-class, coarsened, miserable, small, common, low-grade, commercial-grade, junior, shoddyvictor, master, superiornoun
a combatant who is able to defeat rivals
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professional, master key, superscript, master copy, higher-up, schoolmaster, winner, original, passkey, superordinate, maestro, victor, master, overlord, passe-partout, sea captain, headmaster, captain, lord, skipperAntonyms:
inferior, crummy, sleazy, utility-grade, ropey, modest, low, cheapjack, tawdry, small, punk, mediocre, low-level, tinny, deplorable, subordinate, middle-level, scrubby, base, bum, third-rate, coarse, ropy, chintzy, lowly, cheap, second-class, execrable, stunted, bush, common, bush-league, miserable, shoddy, cheesy, coarsened, bad, woeful, scrawny, outclassed, affected, less, low-grade, humble, commercial-grade, junior, utility(a), wretched, second-rate, indifferent, commercialLake Superior, Superiornoun
the largest freshwater lake in the world; the deepest of the Great Lakes
Synonyms:
master, superscript, higher-up, victor, superordinateAntonyms:
inferior, deplorable, commercial, shoddy, ropey, third-rate, scrubby, low, miserable, commercial-grade, ropy, low-level, scrawny, utility-grade, base, humble, middle-level, bum, affected, cheapjack, coarse, lowly, cheesy, execrable, second-rate, modest, less, wretched, coarsened, sleazy, bush, common, outclassed, indifferent, subordinate, stunted, tawdry, woeful, mediocre, crummy, second-class, bad, bush-league, tinny, chintzy, utility(a), small, low-grade, junior, cheap, punkSuperiornoun
a town in northwest Wisconsin on Lake Superior across from Duluth
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master, superscript, higher-up, victor, superordinateAntonyms:
inferior, ropy, commercial, bush, middle-level, humble, low-level, junior, coarsened, bush-league, cheesy, common, miserable, scrubby, modest, third-rate, stunted, tinny, deplorable, ropey, outclassed, shoddy, bum, scrawny, lowly, cheapjack, second-class, utility(a), tawdry, bad, low-grade, commercial-grade, low, subordinate, wretched, cheap, small, less, chintzy, affected, indifferent, sleazy, crummy, punk, execrable, mediocre, woeful, second-rate, coarse, utility-grade, basesuperscript, superioradjective
a character or symbol set or printed or written above and immediately to one side of another character
Synonyms:
master, superscript, higher-up, victor, superordinateAntonyms:
inferior, common, execrable, third-rate, ropey, humble, bum, scrubby, affected, cheap, chintzy, tawdry, junior, less, bush-league, low-level, modest, shoddy, stunted, tinny, bad, second-class, utility-grade, miserable, scrawny, small, indifferent, cheesy, crummy, deplorable, coarsened, utility(a), commercial, outclassed, low-grade, bush, sleazy, second-rate, middle-level, cheapjack, punk, subordinate, woeful, mediocre, wretched, coarse, ropy, lowly, commercial-grade, low, basesuperioradjective
of high or superior quality or performance
"superior wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students"
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higher-ranking, ranking(a), superscript, superior(p)Antonyms:
inferior, ropy, indifferent, execrable, utility(a), less, second-rate, low, low-level, miserable, wretched, crummy, humble, base, ropey, commercial-grade, second-class, common, middle-level, scrubby, sleazy, scrawny, bush, cheesy, affected, bad, cheapjack, junior, lowly, third-rate, stunted, tawdry, chintzy, mediocre, tinny, shoddy, coarsened, outclassed, punk, bush-league, low-grade, woeful, utility-grade, cheap, bum, coarse, small, subordinate, deplorable, modest, commercialsuperioradjective
of or characteristic of high rank or importance
"a superior ruler"
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higher-ranking, ranking(a), superscript, superior(p)Antonyms:
inferior, miserable, affected, junior, outclassed, stunted, second-class, common, wretched, shoddy, ropy, low-level, low-grade, commercial-grade, subordinate, small, lowly, tawdry, woeful, punk, base, humble, scrubby, indifferent, coarsened, deplorable, modest, bush-league, low, mediocre, tinny, utility(a), cheap, middle-level, cheesy, coarse, scrawny, utility-grade, third-rate, cheapjack, ropey, less, commercial, second-rate, crummy, sleazy, execrable, bum, bad, bush, chintzysuperioradjective
(sometimes followed by `to') not subject to or influenced by
"overcome by a superior opponent"; "trust magnates who felt themselves superior to law"
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higher-ranking, ranking(a), superscript, superior(p)Antonyms:
inferior, cheapjack, bush, chintzy, sleazy, bad, modest, indifferent, small, punk, ropey, bum, low-level, utility-grade, second-rate, third-rate, low, shoddy, scrubby, outclassed, bush-league, low-grade, miserable, less, common, lowly, affected, junior, commercial-grade, commercial, coarsened, tawdry, subordinate, cheesy, humble, deplorable, mediocre, crummy, tinny, execrable, scrawny, stunted, woeful, second-class, cheap, middle-level, base, coarse, utility(a), wretched, ropysuperscript, superioradjective
written or printed above and to one side of another character
Synonyms:
higher-ranking, ranking(a), superscript, superior(p)Antonyms:
inferior, punk, common, outclassed, bad, cheap, bush, second-rate, ropy, utility-grade, wretched, execrable, middle-level, crummy, indifferent, humble, sleazy, less, coarsened, coarse, junior, miserable, low-grade, cheesy, lowly, third-rate, small, shoddy, low, cheapjack, bum, utility(a), low-level, scrubby, commercial, modest, subordinate, woeful, ropey, commercial-grade, scrawny, bush-league, tinny, stunted, chintzy, affected, second-class, base, tawdry, mediocre, deplorablesuperioradjective
having an orbit farther from the sun than the Earth's orbit
"Mars and Jupiter are the closest in of the superior planets"
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higher-ranking, ranking(a), superscript, superior(p)Antonyms:
inferior, coarse, deplorable, scrawny, small, mediocre, tinny, execrable, lowly, coarsened, ropy, third-rate, scrubby, modest, bad, low, tawdry, low-level, chintzy, subordinate, base, ropey, second-class, humble, miserable, bush, middle-level, utility(a), less, low-grade, stunted, bum, commercial-grade, indifferent, bush-league, wretched, cheap, junior, punk, affected, crummy, second-rate, outclassed, common, shoddy, commercial, cheesy, utility-grade, cheapjack, woeful, sleazyranking(a), superior, higher-rankingadjective
having a higher rank
"superior officer"
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inferior, junior, wretched, subordinate, utility-grade, low-level, utility(a), second-class, execrable, chintzy, low-grade, bad, tawdry, commercial-grade, cheapjack, punk, shoddy, modest, stunted, cheesy, bum, outclassed, bush-league, sleazy, indifferent, deplorable, affected, tinny, base, middle-level, small, common, ropey, cheap, miserable, mediocre, low, humble, scrawny, woeful, ropy, commercial, second-rate, scrubby, less, crummy, third-rate, lowly, bush, coarsened, coarsesuperior(p)adjective
(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"
Antonyms:
inferior, bush, low-level, utility-grade, small, deplorable, mediocre, second-rate, bad, wretched, tinny, scrubby, outclassed, commercial-grade, punk, shoddy, chintzy, miserable, ropy, second-class, tawdry, middle-level, humble, subordinate, bush-league, execrable, coarsened, lowly, coarse, sleazy, low, base, low-grade, common, cheesy, third-rate, ropey, utility(a), stunted, modest, woeful, cheapjack, cheap, bum, crummy, less, indifferent, scrawny, junior, commercial, affected
Editors Contribution
mejor
siempre estas sobre el nivel del otro.
siempre te supero en el juego.
the bestadjective
above and/or beyond the average joe.
Submitted by rinat on May 31, 2023
Dictionary of English Synonymes
superioradjective
Synonyms:
high, higher, upper, paramount, more elevatedsuperioradjective
Synonyms:
of higher rank, more exalted, more dignifiedsuperioradjective
Synonyms:
surpassing, noble, more eminent, more excellentsuperioradjective
Synonyms:
predominant, prevalent
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
superioradjective
Synonyms:
more excellent, surpassing, paramount, predominant
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Words popularity by usage frequency
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#104 | top | |
#151 | best | |
#164 | high | |
#209 | great | |
#495 | better | |
#547 | above | |
#560 | august | |
#635 | professional | |
#691 | original | |
#976 | higher | |
#1314 | master | |
#1353 | excellent | |
#1445 | senior | |
#1450 | grand | |
#1731 | lord | |
#1781 | helpful | |
#1965 | graduate | |
#2105 | upper | |
#3424 | supreme | |
#3462 | winner | |
#3734 | superior | |
#4088 | captain | |
#4133 | excess | |
#4667 | sublime | |
#5214 | noble | |
#5358 | supervisor | |
#6445 | victor | |
#7377 | superb | |
#7810 | mighty | |
#7984 | remarkable | |
#12056 | glorious | |
#14777 | tertiary | |
#16239 | eminent | |
#18362 | commanding | |
#18721 | maestro | |
#19274 | preferable | |
#20914 | skipper | |
#26035 | lofty | |
#26176 | conspicuous | |
#27462 | exalted | |
#37016 | dignified | |
#37775 | superiors | |
#40521 | headmaster | |
#44084 | overlord | |
#46781 | surpassing | |
#48703 | superscript | |
#74685 | schoolmaster | |
#78321 | beneficent | |
#116651 | superieure | |
#135093 | passkey | |
#143088 | loftier | |
#187484 | superieur | |
#188451 | hypernym | |
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How to use superior in a sentence?
We have a criminal jury system which is superior to any in the world and its efficiency is only marred by the difficulty of finding twelve men every day who don't know anything and can't read.
Superior economic growth has resulted in positive market returns historically, low correlation within emerging markets and across asset classes has provided diversification benefits, and relative scarcity of information has created opportunities for active portfolio management.
When it comes to foreign policy, Lindsey Graham offers a very clear and different path, the foundation of my foreign policy is superior capability, overwhelming capacity and most important of all, determined will.
What I love is that their approach is not a common western individualistic approach which is 'we are the solution for your problem.' It’s not a superior helping an inferior, it’s really dropping all of our differences and working alongside another human being asking how they are doing and doing life with them. Developing relationships that are consistent—and not a onetime handout –that is when you see the transformation.
I think you can claim the moral high ground if you’re anti, i feel like that’s the Achilles heel of the left right now. They identify issues mostly by what they can feel superior to another person for.
Translations for superior
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- اجدر, يعلوArabic
- superiorCatalan, Valencian
- vyššíCzech
- overlegenDanish
- höherstehend, höher, überlegenGerman
- ανώτεροςGreek
- superaEsperanto
- superiorSpanish
- برترPersian
- ylempi, parempi, yläpuolinen, esimies, erinomainenFinnish
- supérieurFrench
- ardchéimiúilIrish
- kiválóHungarian
- վերինArmenian
- unggulIndonesian
- superioreItalian
- עליוןHebrew
- 貴い, 上等, 優れる, 高いJapanese
- 우수한Korean
- superiorLatin
- ypatingasis, viršutinis, aukštesnio laipsnio, vyresnysisLithuanian
- meerdere, beter, superieurDutch
- overlegenNorwegian
- lepszyPolish
- superiorPortuguese
- superiorRomanian
- превосходящий, превосходный, верхний, вышестоящий, старший, высшийRussian
- överlägsenSwedish
- üstünTurkish
- начальникUkrainian
- העכערYiddish
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