superior meaning and definition

SUPERIOR noun

Definition of superior (noun)

1. one of greater rank or station or quality
   • synonyms: higher-up, superordinate
   • antonym: inferior
2. the head of a religious community
3. a combatant who is able to defeat rivals
   • synonyms: master, victor
4. the largest freshwater lake in the world; the deepest of the Great Lakes
   • synonyms: 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
   • synonyms: superscript
   • antonym: inferior

SUPERIOR adjective

Definition of superior (adjective)

1. of high or superior quality or performance
   • "superior wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students"
   • antonym: inferior
2. of or characteristic of high rank or importance
   • "a superior ruler"
   • antonym: 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
   • synonyms: superscript
   • antonym: inferior
5. having an orbit farther from the sun than the Earth's orbit
   • "Mars and Jupiter are the closest in of the superior planets"
   • antonym: inferior
6. having a higher rank
   • "superior officer"
   • synonyms: higher-ranking, 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"