superior adj

1 of high or superior quality or performance; "superior wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students" [ant: inferior]

2 of or characteristic of high rank or importance; "a superior officer" [ant: inferior]

3 (sometimes followed by `to') not subject to or influenced by; "overcome by a superior opponent"; "trust magnates who felt themselves superior to law"

4 written or printed above and to one side of another character [syn: superscript] [ant: subscript, adscript]

5 having an orbit farther from the sun than the Earth's orbit; "Mars and Jupiter are the closest in of the superior planets" [ant: inferior]

6 having a higher rank; "superior officer" [syn: ranking(a), higher-ranking]

7 (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" [syn: superior(p)]

1 one of greater rank or station or quality [syn: higher-up, superordinate] [ant: inferior]

2 the head of a religious community

3 a combatant who is able to defeat rivals [syn: victor, master]

4 the largest freshwater lake in the world; the deepest of the Great Lakes [syn: Lake Superior]

5 a town in northwest Wisconsin on Lake Superior across from Duluth

6 a character or symbol set or printed or written above and immediately to one side of another character [syn: superscript] [ant: subscript]

English

Etymology

From Latin superus (high).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes with: -ɪəriə(r)

Adjective

1. Higher in rank or quality.

   Rebbecca had always thought shorts were far superior to pants, as they didn't constantly make her legs itch.

2. Located above.

Antonyms

• inferior

Translations

Noun

1. A person of higher rank or quality.
2. The senior person in a monastic community.

Related terms

• father superior
• mother superior

Latin

Adjective

superior

1. comparative form of superus

Spanish

Adjective

1. upper, higher
2. better
3. superior

Noun

1. boss

Synonyms

• jefe, jefa
• patrón, patrona

Superior may refer to

• Superior (hierarchy), in a hierarchical structure of any kind, a superior is above a subordinate and closer to the apex
• Superior is the generic term, and in some cases the formal title, for the head of a monastery or other local unit of a religious order or congregation, e.g. abbot and prior, while a general superior and a provincial superior, exercise a supervisory role in a religious order or congregation viz. a territorial part of it (called ecclesiastical province)
• Standard Superior, a German automobile brand built in the 1920s that may have been a forerunner of the Volkswagen Beetle
• Superior Coach Company, a former manufacturer of school buses and that currently builds hearses
• Superior (band), a progressive metal band from Germany
• "Superior" is also used anatomically, meaning above or in a higher position on the body (when the body is in its anatomical position). The head is the most superior part of the body
• Superior (proposed U.S. state), an unsuccessful, and occasionally facetious, proposal for the Upper Peninsula of Michigan to form a state separate from Michigan
• Superior Helicopter, a heavy lift helicopter operator of Glendale, Oregon
• Superior, a difficulty rating in Dance Dance Revolution

Superiority may refer to

• the dominance of one military over another in any given conflict: see air superiority and command of the sea
• Superiority complex (in psychology)
• Superiority (short story) by Arthur C. Clarke
• Superior (manga), a fictional Manga created by Ichtys

Geographical locations

• Lake Superior, the largest of the North American Great Lakes

Superior is also the name of several places in the United States of America:

• Superior, Arizona
• Superior, Colorado
• Superior, Iowa
• Superior Township, Chippewa County, Michigan
• Superior Township, Washtenaw County, Michigan
• Superior, Montana
• Superior, Nebraska
• Superior, Wisconsin, a city
• Superior (town), Wisconsin
• Superior (village), Wisconsin
• Superior, Wyoming

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