superior

1. Of high or superior quality or performance (synset 302349336)
   "superior wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students"
   also: best - (superlative of `good') having the most positive qualities
   tells us about: caliber, calibre, quality - a degree or grade of excellence or worth
   similar to:

   • a-one, ace, crack, first-rate, super, tiptop, top-notch, topnotch, tops - of the highest quality
   • banner - unusually good; outstanding
   • blue-ribbon, select - selected or chosen for special qualifications
   • boss, brag - exceptionally good
   • brilliant, superb - of surpassing excellence
   • capital - first-rate
   • choice, prime, prize, quality, select - of superior grade
   • excellent, fantabulous, first-class, ripping, splendid - very good; of the highest quality
   • gilt-edged - of the highest quality or value
   • greatest, sterling, superlative - highest in quality
   • high-performance - modified to give superior performance
   • outstanding - distinguished from others in excellence
   • classic - considered of the highest quality and lasting significance or worth
   • out of the ordinary, out of this world - exceptionally or unusually good
   • premium - having or reflecting superior quality or value
   • pucka, pukka - absolutely first class and genuine
   • shining - marked by exceptional merit
   • spiffing - excellent or splendid
   • supreme - highest in excellence or achievement
   • top-flight, top-hole, topping - excellent; best possible
   • surpassing, transcendent - exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellence
   • weapons-grade - of a quality adequate for use in weapons (especially in weapons of mass destruction)
   • well-made - skillfully constructed
2. Of or characteristic of high rank or importance (synset 302346685)
   "a superior ruler"
   also:

   • dominant - exercising influence or control
   • high - greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
   similar to:

   • arch, condescending, patronising, patronizing - (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension
   • eminent, high - standing above others in quality or position
   • leading, preeminent - greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement
   • high-level, high-ranking, upper-level - at an elevated level in rank or importance
   • majestic, olympian - majestic in manner or bearing; superior to mundane matters
   • superordinate - of higher rank or status or value
   • upper - superior in rank or accomplishment
3. (sometimes followed by `to') not subject to or influenced by (synset 300796324)
   "overcome by a superior opponent"; "trust magnates who felt themselves superior to law"
   similar to: dominant - exercising influence or control
4. Written or printed above and to one side of another character (synset 302358224)
   referred to in: printing, printing process - reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication
   same as: superscript
5. Having an orbit farther from the sun than the Earth's orbit (synset 302357021)
   "Mars and Jupiter are the closest in of the superior planets"
   referred to in: astronomy, uranology - the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole
6. Having a higher rank (synset 302107846)
   "superior officer"
   similar to: senior - older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service
   same as: higher-ranking, ranking
7. (often followed by `to') above being affected or influenced by (synset 300073044)
   "he is superior to fear"; "an ignited firework proceeds superior to circumstances until its blazing vitality fades"
   similar to: unaffected - undergoing no change when acted upon

1. One of greater rank or station or quality (synset 110695457)
   is a type of: leader - a person who rules or guides or inspires others
   subtypes:

   • better - a superior person having claim to precedence
   • god - a man of such superior qualities that he seems like a deity to other people
   • supervisor - one who supervises or has charge and direction of
   same as: higher-up, superordinate
2. The head of a religious community (synset 110695315)
   is a type of: religious - a member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience
   subtypes:

   • abbess, mother superior, prioress - the superior of a group of nuns
   • abbot, archimandrite - the superior of an abbey of monks
   • prior - the head of a religious order; in an abbey the prior is next below the abbot
3. A combatant who is able to defeat rivals (synset 110772598)
   is a type of: battler, belligerent, combatant, fighter, scrapper - someone who fights (or is fighting)
   subtypes: conqueror, vanquisher - someone who is victorious by force of arms
   same as: master, victor
4. The largest freshwater lake in the world;
   The deepest of the Great Lakes (synset 109356077)
   is an instance of: lake - a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
   is a part of: great lakes - a group of five large, interconnected lakes in central North America
   same as: lake superior
5. A town in northwest Wisconsin on Lake Superior across from Duluth (synset 109181435)
   is an instance of: town - an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
   is a part of: badger state, wi, wis., wisc., wisconsin - a midwestern state in north central United States
6. A character or symbol set or printed or written above and immediately to one side of another character (synset 106832889)
   is a type of: character, graph, grapheme, graphic symbol - a written symbol that is used to represent speech
   same as: superscript

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