Superior
adjective
Higher in rank, quality, or importance.
He always felt superior to his colleagues.
Often appears as...
- feeling of superior
- superior quality
noun
Someone who is higher in rank or holds more authority.
I have to report this to my superior.
Often appears as...
- report to superior
- order from superior
noun
In Roman Catholic Church, a member of a religious community who has authority over others in the community.
The novice will receive directions from the superior of the monastery.
Often appears as...
- elected as superior
- superior of the monastery
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
adjective
Higher in rank, quality, or importance.
He always felt superior to his colleagues.
Often appears as...
- feeling of superior
- superior quality
noun
Someone who is higher in rank or holds more authority.
I have to report this to my superior.
Often appears as...
- report to superior
- order from superior
noun
In Roman Catholic Church, a member of a religious community who has authority over others in the community.
The novice will receive directions from the superior of the monastery.
Often appears as...
- elected as superior
- superior of the monastery
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Situational Usage
Use 'superior' in formal or professional contexts to describe something notable or excellent.
The researchers presented a superior proposal.
Pro Tip 2/3Comparative Nature
'Superior' indicates comparison, suggesting one thing is better than another.
Organic fruits are often viewed as superior to non-organic.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Positive
Can imply arrogance when describing people, especially if used without clear context.
He seemed smug and superior at the meeting.
Compare with
bettergreathigh
Never forget "Superior"
Humans forget easily. That's why you should download WordUp: Smart reminders, word games, AI practice, and much more!
Video examples
Proof: The Photographers...
emotional sometimes when I talk about you cannot do superior work if you're a different are you gonna it's not the individual photograph it's what you do with it and who you engage with it that makes it powerful well we live in a world where it's easy to say that people don't care anymore it's been proven to me time and again
Video examples
Should you trust your...
based on people's behaviors, activity in the ventrolateral prefrontal cortex and the superior temporal sulcus correlates with perceptions of how frequently those behaviors occur in daily life. In other words, the brain seems to be tracking low-level, statistical properties of behavior
Video examples
Everything you need to...
And many of the problems faced by humans in the poems are caused by their hubris, or excessive pride in believing themselves superior to the gods. The desire to please the gods was so great that the Ancient Greeks traditionally welcomed all strangers into their homes with generosity
Video examples
The moral roots of...
before you never before or against the struggle between for and against is the mind's worst disease now unfortunately it's a disease that has been caught by many of the world's leaders but before you feel superior to george bush before throw a stone ask yourself do you accept this
Video examples
Building community in...
Joyce came to the truth commission to tell the story of a mother whose child has disappeared she told us that every time the phone rang every time there were footsteps in the corridor every time there was a knock on the door she thought it might be superior but she
Video examples
A day in the life of an...
and moved inside the walls surrounding their city and port, now provisioned by a superior fleet and extensive maritime empire. The cramped conditions have taken a toll and a recent plague wiped out a third of the population. But city life goes on.
Video examples
Why humans run the world...
that makes me so superior to a dog or a pig, or a chimpanzee. But the truth is that, on the individual level, I'm embarrassingly similar to a chimpanzee. And if you take me and a chimpanzee and put us together on some lonely island,
Video examples
The complicated history...
Surfers competed and wagered on who could ride the farthest, the fastest, or catch the biggest wave with superior skill, granting respect, social status, and romantic success.
Video examples
Why the universe seems...
but not beyond the grasp of some superior intelligence? Are there things about the universe that are, in principle, ungraspable by any mind, however superior?
Video examples
Brutal Lion Infanticide...
The lionesses have no defence against the males' superior strength.
Video examples
Proof: The Photographers...
emotional sometimes when I talk about you cannot do superior work if you're a different are you gonna it's not the individual photograph it's what you do with it and who you engage with it that makes it powerful well we live in a world where it's easy to say that people don't care anymore it's been proven to me time and again
Video examples
Should you trust your...
based on people's behaviors, activity in the ventrolateral prefrontal cortex and the superior temporal sulcus correlates with perceptions of how frequently those behaviors occur in daily life. In other words, the brain seems to be tracking low-level, statistical properties of behavior
Video examples
Everything you need to...
And many of the problems faced by humans in the poems are caused by their hubris, or excessive pride in believing themselves superior to the gods. The desire to please the gods was so great that the Ancient Greeks traditionally welcomed all strangers into their homes with generosity
Video examples
The moral roots of...
before you never before or against the struggle between for and against is the mind's worst disease now unfortunately it's a disease that has been caught by many of the world's leaders but before you feel superior to george bush before throw a stone ask yourself do you accept this
Video examples
Building community in...
Joyce came to the truth commission to tell the story of a mother whose child has disappeared she told us that every time the phone rang every time there were footsteps in the corridor every time there was a knock on the door she thought it might be superior but she
Video examples
A day in the life of an...
and moved inside the walls surrounding their city and port, now provisioned by a superior fleet and extensive maritime empire. The cramped conditions have taken a toll and a recent plague wiped out a third of the population. But city life goes on.
Video examples
Why humans run the world...
that makes me so superior to a dog or a pig, or a chimpanzee. But the truth is that, on the individual level, I'm embarrassingly similar to a chimpanzee. And if you take me and a chimpanzee and put us together on some lonely island,
Video examples
The complicated history...
Surfers competed and wagered on who could ride the farthest, the fastest, or catch the biggest wave with superior skill, granting respect, social status, and romantic success.
Video examples
Why the universe seems...
but not beyond the grasp of some superior intelligence? Are there things about the universe that are, in principle, ungraspable by any mind, however superior?
Video examples
Brutal Lion Infanticide...
The lionesses have no defence against the males' superior strength.
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Horton Foote
American Playwright
My first memory was of stories about the past - a past that, according to the storytellers, was superior in every way to the life then being lived. It didn't take me long, however, to understand that the present was all we had, for the past was gone, and nothing could be done about it.
Quote examples
Giambattista Vico
Italian Philosopher
It is true that men themselves made this world of nations... but this world without doubt has issued from a mind often diverse, at times quite contrary, and always superior to the particular ends that men had proposed to themselves.
Quote examples
Kevin Durand
Canadian Actor
I think the first villain that I ever played was on 'Stargate'. I was this superior being that would take over a human host and believe that he was the most superior being in the universe.
Quote examples
Ivan Lendl
Czechoslovakian Athlete
If you look at any superior athlete, you will find a strong parental influence. Parents introduce their children to a sport, and then they support them.
Quote examples
Georg Simmel
German Sociologist
Every superior personality, and every superior performance, has, for the average of mankind, something mysterious.
Quote examples
Joseph Mitchell
American Writer
My dad was a cotton buyer and cotton buyers always considered themselves superior to the rest of the world.
Quote examples
Frenkie de Jong
Dutch Athlete
If you end up at a superior club, you will play with world-class players all over the pitch.
Quote examples
Edward Young
English Poet
The weak have remedies, the wise have joys; superior wisdom is superior bliss.
Quote examples
Brian O'Driscoll
Irish Athlete
That's what happens in the world. You get offered superior contracts.
Quote examples
Confucius
Chinese Philosopher
The object of the superior man is truth.
Quote examples
Horton Foote
American Playwright
My first memory was of stories about the past - a past that, according to the storytellers, was superior in every way to the life then being lived. It didn't take me long, however, to understand that the present was all we had, for the past was gone, and nothing could be done about it.
Quote examples
Giambattista Vico
Italian Philosopher
It is true that men themselves made this world of nations... but this world without doubt has issued from a mind often diverse, at times quite contrary, and always superior to the particular ends that men had proposed to themselves.
Quote examples
Kevin Durand
Canadian Actor
I think the first villain that I ever played was on 'Stargate'. I was this superior being that would take over a human host and believe that he was the most superior being in the universe.
Quote examples
Ivan Lendl
Czechoslovakian Athlete
If you look at any superior athlete, you will find a strong parental influence. Parents introduce their children to a sport, and then they support them.
Quote examples
Georg Simmel
German Sociologist
Every superior personality, and every superior performance, has, for the average of mankind, something mysterious.
Quote examples
Joseph Mitchell
American Writer
My dad was a cotton buyer and cotton buyers always considered themselves superior to the rest of the world.
Quote examples
Frenkie de Jong
Dutch Athlete
If you end up at a superior club, you will play with world-class players all over the pitch.
Quote examples
Edward Young
English Poet
The weak have remedies, the wise have joys; superior wisdom is superior bliss.
Quote examples
Brian O'Driscoll
Irish Athlete
That's what happens in the world. You get offered superior contracts.
Quote examples
Confucius
Chinese Philosopher
The object of the superior man is truth.
Example 1 of 10
WordUp Chrome Extension
As you browse the web instantly look up words you don’t know.
Get Chrome Extension