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- DictionarySu·pe·ri·or/səˈpirēər/
adjective
- 1. higher in rank, status, or quality: "a superior officer"
- 2. having or showing an overly high opinion of oneself; supercilious: "that girl was frightfully superior"
noun
- 1. a person or thing superior to another in rank, status, or quality, especially a colleague in a higher position: "obeying their superiors' orders"
- 2. a superior letter, figure, or symbol.
Definitions of superior. adjective. of high or superior quality or performance. “ superior wisdom derived from experience”. “ superior math students”. synonyms: best. (superlative of `good') having the most positive qualities. A-one, ace, crack, first-rate, super, tiptop, top-notch, topnotch, tops.
Check pronunciation: superior. Definition of superior adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
4 days ago · 1. greater in quality, quantity, etc. 2. of high or extraordinary worth, merit, etc. 3. higher in rank or status. a superior tribunal. 4. displaying a conscious sense of being above or better than others; supercilious.
adj. 1. Higher than another in rank, station, or authority: a superior officer. 2. Of a higher nature or kind. 3. Of great value or excellence; extraordinary. 4. Greater in number or amount than another: an army defeated by superior numbers of enemy troops. 5.
1 superior (to somebody/something) better in quality than someone or something else; greater than someone or something else vastly superior superior intelligence This model is technically superior to its competitors. Miami was clearly the superior team. The enemy won because of their superior numbers (= there were more of them). opposite inferior
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English su‧pe‧ri‧or1 /suːˈpɪəriə $ sʊˈpɪriər/ adjective 1 better, more powerful, more effective etc than a similar person or thing, especially one that you are competing against OPP inferior Fletcher’s superior technique brought him victory. superior to Your computer is far superior to mine.
a person of higher rank, status or position. your social superiors. He's my immediate superior (= the person directly above me). I'm going to complain to your superiors. She threatened to report the assistant to his superiors. opposite inferior Topics People in society c2. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Questions about grammar and vocabulary?
