| 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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