Superior
Meaning of Superior
- higher in rank, status, or quality.
a superior officer
the new model is superior to every other car on the road
- having or showing an overly high opinion of oneself; conceited.
that girl was frightfully superior
- (of a letter, figure, or symbol) written or printed above the line.
- further above or out; higher in position.
- a person superior to another in rank or status, especially a colleague in a higher position.
obeying their superiors' orders
- a superior letter, figure, or symbol.
late Middle English: from Old French superiour, from Latin superior, comparative of superus ‘that is above’, from super ‘above’.
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Hyphenation of Superior
Su-pe-rior
- It consists of 3 syllables and 8 chars.
- Superior is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
Superior synonyms
Meaning superscript:
Meaning ranking:
Meaning higher-up:
Meaning victor:
Meaning high or higher in rank or status:
Meaning morally or culturally superior:
Meaning situated above another part:
Meaning of imposing height:
Meaning more desirable, satisfactory, or effective:
Meaning having or showing the qualities that deserve the specified action or regard:
Meaning a person who puts together or installs machinery, engine parts, or other equipment:
Meaning like (one thing or person) better than another or others; tend to choose:
Meaning having or exerting control or power:
Meaning existing at a particular time; current:
Meaning incomparable or outstanding:
Meaning (especially of food) of very good quality:
Meaning (of a group of people or things) carefully chosen from a larger number as being the best or most valuable:
Meaning excluding or not admitting other things:
Meaning unusually good or remarkable:
Meaning exceptionally good or great; remarkable:
Meaning particularly remarkable, special, or unusual:
Meaning of the best possible quality; excellent:
Meaning having been or likely to be awarded a prize in a competition:
Meaning relatively expensive and designed to appeal to affluent consumers:
Meaning of very high quality; very good of its kind:
Meaning extremely good; outstanding:
Meaning very good; excellent:
Meaning very successful, authoritative, and commanding great respect:
Meaning unusual; not typical:
Meaning exceptionally good:
Meaning causing great wonder; extraordinary:
Meaning of the highest quality or degree:
Meaning better, greater, or otherwise different from what is usual:
Meaning of the most excellent or desirable type or quality:
Meaning so good as to be unequalled; incomparable:
Meaning unequalled; unrivalled:
Meaning superior to all others in performance or extent:
Meaning having all the required or desirable elements, qualities, or characteristics; as good as it is possible to be:
Meaning without any imperfections or defects; perfect:
Meaning a select group that is superior in terms of ability or qualities to the rest of a group or society:
Meaning stylish and sophisticated:
Meaning elegant or stylishly luxurious:
Meaning relating to, characteristic of, or like a snob:
Meaning having or showing an attitude of patronizing superiority:
Meaning behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others:
Meaning apparently kind or helpful but betraying a feeling of superiority; condescending:
Meaning arrogantly superior and disdainful:
Meaning showing contempt or lack of respect:
Meaning of, characteristic of, or suitable for a lord:
Meaning affectedly grand, solemn, or self-important:
Meaning self-important; arrogant:
Meaning showing disapproval or contempt towards others, especially those considered to belong to a lower social class:
Meaning arrogantly self-assertive:
Meaning a person responsible for controlling or administering an organization or group of staff:
Meaning a person who is in charge of a worker, group, or organization:
Meaning a leader or ruler of a people or clan:
Meaning a person who supervises a person or an activity:
Meaning a person or thing that directs or regulates something:
Meaning the chief or leader of a community or tribe:
Meaning a male worker who supervises and directs other workers:
Superior antonyms
Meaning lower in rank, status, or quality:
Meaning for or denoting young or younger people:
Meaning of poorer quality or lower standard; less good or desirable:
Meaning relatively inexpensive or less prestigious:
Meaning having or showing a modest or low estimate of one's importance:
Meaning unassuming in the estimation of one's abilities or achievements:
Meaning a person under the authority or control of another within an organization:
Meaning a person who ranks below a senior person:
Words that rhyme with Superior
Rior, Interior, abdominoanterior, abdominoposterior, anterior, anteroinferior, anterointerior, anteroposterior, anterosuperior, antesuperior, apicoposterior, costoinferior, costosuperior, dorsoanterior, dorsoposterior, exterior, frontoanterior, frontoposterior, inferior, inferoanterior, inferoposterior, interior, lateroanterior, lateroposterior, medioanterior, medioposterior, mentoanterior, mentoposterior, occipitoanterior, occipitoposterior, posterior, posteroanterior, posteroinferior, posterosuperior, preanterior, sacroanterior, sacroposterior, scapuloanterior, scapuloposterior, subinferior, superior, superoanterior, superoinferior, superoposterior, supersuperior, ulterior, unsuperior, ventroposterior, Prior, prior