superior

Meanings

Noun

• one of greater rank or station or quality
• the head of a religious community
• a combatant who is able to defeat rivals
• the largest freshwater lake in the world; the deepest of the Great Lakes
• a town in northwest Wisconsin on Lake Superior across from Duluth
• a character or symbol set or printed or written above and immediately to one side of another character

Adjective

• of high or superior quality or performance
  • "superior wisdom derived from experience"
  • "superior math students"
• of or characteristic of high rank or importance
  • "a superior ruler"
• written or printed above and to one side of another character
• having an orbit farther from the sun than the Earth's orbit
  • "Mars and Jupiter are the closest in of the superior planets"

Adjective Satellite

• (sometimes followed by `to') not subject to or influenced by
  • "overcome by a superior opponent"
  • "trust magnates who felt themselves superior to law"
• having a higher rank
  • "superior officer"
• (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"

Synonyms

higher-ranking, higher-up, Lake Superior, master, ranking, superordinate, superscript, victor

Antonyms

adscript, inferior, subscript