Unscramble superior

Definition of superior

adjective:

• of high or superior quality or performance; "superior wisdom derived from experience", "superior math students". Antonyms: inferior.
• of or characteristic of high rank or importance; "a superior ruler". Antonyms: inferior.
• (sometimes followed by `to') not subject to or influenced by; "overcome by a superior opponent", "trust magnates who felt themselves superior to law".
• written or printed above and to one side of another character. Synonyms: superscript. Antonyms: adscript, subscript.
• having an orbit farther from the sun than the Earth's orbit; "Mars and Jupiter are the closest in of the superior planets". Antonyms: inferior.
• having a higher rank; "superior officer". Synonyms: higher-ranking, ranking.
• (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".

noun:

• one of greater rank or station or quality. Synonyms: higher-up, superordinate. Antonyms: inferior.
• the head of a religious community.
• a combatant who is able to defeat rivals. Synonyms: master, victor.
• the largest freshwater lake in the world; the deepest of the Great Lakes. Synonyms: Lake Superior, Superior.
• a town in northwest Wisconsin on Lake Superior across from Duluth. Synonyms: Superior.
• a character or symbol set or printed or written above and immediately to one side of another character. Synonyms: superscript. Antonyms: subscript.

Related words

abbess, abbot, archimandrite, better, conqueror, god, prior, prioress, supervisor, vanquisher.

Rhymes with

anterior, exterior, inferior, interior, ulterior.