| Noun | 1. | superior - one of greater rank or station or qualityleader - a person who rules or guides or inspires others god - a man of such superior qualities that he seems like a deity to other people; "he was a god among men" supervisor - one who supervises or has charge and direction of inferior - one of lesser rank or station or quality | |
| 2. | superior - the head of a religious communitybetter - one having claim to precedence; a superior; "the common man has been kept in his place by his betters" prior - the head of a religious order; in an abbey the prior is next below the abbot religious - a member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience | |
| 3. | superior - a combatant who is able to defeat rivals | |
| 4. | Superior - the largest freshwater lake in the world; the deepest of the Great LakesGreat Lakes - a group of 5 lakes in central North America lake - a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land | |
| 5. | Superior - a town in northwest Wisconsin on Lake Superior across from Duluthtown - an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city; "they drive through town on their way to work" | |
| 6. | superior - a character or symbol set or printed or written above and immediately to one side of another character | |
| Adj. | 1. | superior - of high or superior quality or performance; "superior wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students"best - (superlative of `good') having the most positive qualities; "the best film of the year"; "the best solution"; "the best time for planting"; "wore his best suit" | |
| 2. | superior - of or characteristic of high rank or importance; "a superior officer"dominant - exercising influence or control; "television plays a dominant role in molding public opinion"; "the dominant partner in the marriage" high - greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount; "a high temperature"; "a high price"; "the high point of his career"; "high risks"; "has high hopes"; "the river is high"; "he has a high opinion of himself" inferior - of or characteristic of low rank or importance | |
| 3. | superior - (sometimes followed by `to') not subject to or influenced by; "overcome by a superior opponent"; "trust magnates who felt themselves superior to law"dominant - exercising influence or control; "television plays a dominant role in molding public opinion"; "the dominant partner in the marriage" | |
| 4. | superior - written or printed above and to one side of another character | |
| 5. | superior - having an orbit farther from the sun than the Earth's orbit; "Mars and Jupiter are the closest in of the superior planets"astronomy, uranology - the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole inferior - having an orbit between the sun and the Earth's orbit; "Mercury and Venus are inferior planets" | |
| 6. | superior - having a higher rank; "superior officer"senior - older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service; "senior officer" | |
| 7. | superior - (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"unaffected - undergoing no change when acted upon; "entirely unaffected by each other's writings"; "fibers remained apparently unaffected by the treatment" | |