Noun | 1. | superior - one of greater rank or station or quality Synonyms: higher-up, superordinate Antonyms: inferior - one of lesser rank or station or quality |
2. | superior - the head of a religious community | |
3. | superior - a combatant who is able to defeat rivals | |
4. | Superior - the largest freshwater lake in the world; the deepest of the Great Lakes Synonyms: Lake Superior | |
5. | Superior - a town in northwest Wisconsin on Lake Superior across from Duluth | |
6. | superior - a character or symbol set or printed or written above and immediately to one side of another character Synonyms: superscript | |
Adj. | 1. | superior - of high or superior quality or performance; "superior wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students" Antonyms: inferior - of low or inferior quality |
2. | superior - of or characteristic of high rank or importance; "a superior officer" Antonyms: 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" | |
4. | superior - written or printed above and to one side of another character Synonyms: superscript | |
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" Antonyms: 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" Synonyms: higher-ranking, ranking | |
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" |
SUPERIOR. One who has a right to command; one who holds a superior rank; as,
a soldier is bound to obey his superior.
2. In estates, some are superior to others; an estate entitled to a
servitude or easement over another estate, is called the superior or
dominant, and the other the inferior or servient estate. 1 Bouv. Inst. n.
1612.
3. Of courts, some are supreme or superior, possessing in general
appellate jurisdiction, either by writ of error or by appeal; 3 Bouv. Inst.
n. 2527; the others are called inferior courts.