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Definitions for Superior

[1] higher in station, rank, degree, importance, etc.: a superior officer.
[2] above the average in excellence, merit, intelligence, etc.: superior math students.
[3] of higher grade or quality: superior merchandise.
[4] greater in quantity or amount: superior numbers.
[5] showing a consciousness or feeling of being better than or above others: superior airs.
[6] not yielding or susceptible (usually followed by to ): to be superior to temptation.
[7] higher in place or position: We moved our camp to superior ground.
[8] Botany . situated above some other organ. (of a calyx) seeming to originate from the top of the ovary. (of an ovary) free from the calyx.
[9] Anatomy . (of an organ or part) higher in place or position; situated above another. toward the head. Compare inferior(def 7) .
[10] Printing . written or printed high on a line of text, as the “2” in a 2 b; superscript. Compare inferior(def 9) .
[11] one superior to another.
[12] Also called superscript. Printing . a superior letter, number, or symbol. Compare inferior(def 11) .
[13] Ecclesiastical . the head of a monastery, convent, or the like.
[14] Lake, a lake in the N central United States and S Canada: the northernmost of the Great Lakes; the largest body of fresh water in the world. 350 miles (564 km) long; 31,820 sq. mi. (82,415 sq. km); greatest depth, 1290 feet (393 meters); 602 feet (183 meters) above sea level.
[15] a port in NW Wisconsin, on Lake Superior.
[16] greater in quality, quantity, etc
[17] of high or extraordinary worth, merit, etc
[18] higher in rank or status a superior tribunal
[19] displaying a conscious sense of being above or better than others; supercilious
[20] (often postpositive foll by to ) not susceptible (to) or influenced (by)
[21] placed higher up; situated further from the base
[22] astronomy (of a planet) having an orbit further from the sun than the orbit of the earth (of a conjunction) occurring when the sun lies between the earth and an inferior planet
[23] (of a plant ovary) situated above the calyx and other floral parts
[24] anatomy (of one part in relation to another) situated above or higher
[25] printing (of a character) written or printed above the line; superscript
[26] a person or thing of greater rank or quality
[27] printing a character set in a superior position
[28] (often capital) the head of a community in a religious order
[29] Lake Superior a lake in the N central US and S Canada: one of the largest freshwater lakes in the world and westernmost of the Great Lakes. Area: 82 362 sq km (31 800 sq miles)

Words related to Superior

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Words nearby Superior

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Origin of Superior

1350–1400; Middle English (adj.) < Latin, equivalent to super(us ) situated above (adj. derivative of super; see super-) + -ior comparative suffix; see -er4

Other words from Superior

su·pe·ri·or·ly , adverb
qua·si-su·pe·ri·or , adjective
un·su·pe·ri·or , adjective
un·su·pe·ri·or·ly , adverb

Word origin for Superior

C14: from Latin, from superus placed above, from super above

Synonyms for Superior

admirable, exceptional, first-rate, good, high-caliber, preferable, remarkable, superhuman, above, capital, choice, dandy, exclusive, expert, fine, major, over, premium, primary, senior, a cut above, deluxe, distinguished, exceeding, famous, finer, first-class, first-string, five-star, good quality, grander, high-class, more advanced, more skillful, noteworthy, of higher rank, overlying, paramount, predominant, preferred, prevailing, superincumbent, surpassing, unrivalled