ADJECTIVE | all | superior | of high or superior quality or performance |
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all | superior | of or characteristic of high rank or importance | |
all | superior | (sometimes followed by 'to') not subject to or influenced by | |
all | superior, superscript | written or printed above and to one side of another character | |
all | superior | having an orbit farther from the sun than the Earth's orbit | |
all | superior, ranking, higher-ranking | having a higher rank | |
all | superior | (often followed by 'to') above being affected or influenced by | |
NOUN | person | superior, higher-up, superordinate | one of greater rank or station or quality |
person | superior | the head of a religious community | |
person | superior, victor, master | a combatant who is able to defeat rivals | |
object | Superior, Lake Superior | the largest freshwater lake in the world | |
location | Superior | a town in northwest Wisconsin on Lake Superior across from Duluth | |
communication | superior, superscript | a character or symbol set or printed or written above and immediately to one side of another character |
Sounds | suwpih'riyer | |
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Rhymes | anterior ... worrier: 48 rhymes with iyer... |
Meaning | Of or characteristic of high rank or importance. | |
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Example | "a superior ruler" | |
Narrower | arch, condescending, patronizing, patronising | (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension |
eminent, high | standing above others in quality or position | |
high-level, high-ranking, upper-level | At an elevated level in rank or importance | |
leading, preeminent | Greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement | |
majestic, olympian | majestic in manner or bearing | |
superordinate | Of higher ... / higher rank or status or value | |
upper | superior in rank or accomplishment | |
See also | dominant | Exercising influence or control |
high | Greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount | |
Opposite | inferior | Of or characteristic of low rank or importance |
Spanish | superior | |
Catalan | superior | |
Nouns | superiority | the quality of being at a competitive advantage |
Meaning | (sometimes followed by 'to') not subject to or influenced by. | |
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Broader | dominant | Exercising influence or control |
Spanish | superior | |
Catalan | superior | |
Nouns | superiority | the state of excelling or surpassing or going beyond usual / usual limits |
Meaning | Written or printed above and to one side of another character. | |
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Synonym | superscript | |
Category | printing, printing process | reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication |
Opposite | adscript | Written or printed immediately following another character and aligned with it |
subscript, inferior | Written or printed below and to one side of another character |
Meaning | Having an orbit farther from the sun than the Earth's orbit. | |
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Example | "Mars and Jupiter are the closest in of the superior planets" | |
Category | astronomy, uranology | The branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole |
Opposite | inferior | Having an orbit between the sun and the Earth's orbit |
Meaning | Having a higher rank. | |
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Example | "superior officer" | |
Synonyms | ranking, higher-ranking | |
Broader | senior | older |
Nouns | superiority | the quality of being at a competitive advantage |
Meaning | (often followed by 'to') above being affected or influenced by. | |
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Broader | unaffected | Undergoing no change when acted upon |
Meaning | One of greater rank or station or quality. | |
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Synonyms | higher-up, superordinate | |
Narrower | better | A superior person having claim to precedence |
god | A man of such superior qualities that he seems like a deity to other people | |
supervisor | One who supervises or has charge and direction of | |
Broader | leader | A person who rules or guides or inspires others |
Opposite | inferior | One of lesser rank or station or quality |
Spanish | superior | |
Catalan | superior |
Meaning | The head of a religious community. | |
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Narrower | abbess, mother superior, prioress | The superior of a group of nuns |
abbot, archimandrite | The superior of an abbey of monks | |
prior | The head of a religious order | |
Broader | religious | A member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience |
Spanish | superior | |
Catalan | superior |
Meaning | A combatant who is able to defeat rivals. | |
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Synonyms | victor, master | |
Narrower | conqueror, vanquisher | someone who is victorious by force of arms |
Broader | combatant, battler, belligerent, fighter, scrapper | someone who fights (or is fighting) |
Spanish | vencedor | |
Catalan | vencedor |
Meaning | The largest freshwater lake in the world; the deepest of the Great Lakes. | |
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Synonym | Lake Superior | |
Instance of | lake | A body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land |
Part of | Great Lakes | A group of five large, interconnected lakes in central North America |
Spanish | Lago Superior | |
Catalan | Llac Superior |
Meaning | A town in northwest Wisconsin on Lake Superior across from Duluth. | |
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Instance of | town | An urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city |
Part of | Wisconsin, Badger State, WI, Wis., Wisc. | A midwestern state in north central United States |
Meaning | A character or symbol set or printed or written above and immediately to one side of another character. | |
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Synonym | superscript | |
Broader | character, graph, grapheme, graphic symbol | A written symbol that is used to represent speech |
Opposite | subscript, inferior | A character or symbol set or printed or written beneath or slightly below and to the side of another character |
Spanish | superíndice | |
Catalan | superíndex |
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