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Synonyms & Antonyms for superior
Synonyms: Adjective
arrogant, assumptive, bumptious, cavalier, chesty, haughty, high-and-mighty, high-handed, high-hat, highfalutin (also hifalutin), huffish, huffy, imperious, important, lofty, lordly, masterful, overweening, peremptory, pompous, presuming, presumptuous, pretentious, self-asserting, self-assertive, sniffy, stiff-necked, supercilious, toplofty (also toploftical), uppish, uppity
Synonyms: Noun
Antonyms: Adjective
humble, lowly, modest, unarrogant, unpretentious
Antonyms: Noun
inferior, subordinate, underling
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Examples of superior in a Sentence
Adjective
This new model offers superior performance. The small army was overwhelmed by superior numbers. He only helps us because it makes him feel superior. Report to your superior officer. The verdict was reversed by a superior court.Noun
His superior gave him an excellent evaluation. You should report any problems to your immediate superior.
Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
Glennon’s superior passing passing ability already had him in the lead against Nathan Peterman. — Jerry Mcdonald, The Mercury News, "Eight takeaways from Raiders decisive win over Cardinals," 15 Aug. 2019 Perhaps the oldest theory of humor, which dates back to Plato and other ancient Greek philosophers, posits that people find humor in, and laugh at, earlier versions of themselves and the misfortunes of others because of feeling superior. — Giovanni Sabato, Scientific American, "What’s So Funny? The Science of Why We Laugh," 26 June 2019 Had one particular social and political system, by dint of hard experience, proven superior to all its rivals? — Robert Darnton, The New York Review of Books, "David A. Bell," 17 Jan. 2019 Many male economists seem to reckon the meritocracy is functioning perfectly well, with no problems to fix; men presumably dominate because of superior ability. — The Economist, "Barriers to entry," 10 May 2018 Anytime Kirby was on screen, though, my mind began drifting to that other (far superior) action franchise. — David Sims, The Atlantic, "Hobbs & Shaw Is Loud, Silly, and Pointless," 2 Aug. 2019 His elite pitch framing is highly valued within the Astros organization, but Maldonado's all-around defense is far superior. — Chandler Rome, Houston Chronicle, "Astros trade for Martin Maldonado, again," 31 July 2019 In total, the two sides have met each other 222 times with Real significantly superior, with 110 wins compared to Atleti's 56. — SI.com, "Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid Preview: Where to Watch, Live Stream, Kick Off Time & Team News," 25 July 2019 His performance was far superior to the historical track record of the other English bowlers who might have appeared instead. — M.j., The Economist, "How England won the Cricket World Cup," 18 July 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
What punishments, if any, civil servants who participate in a protest on Friday would face could be a matter for their immediate superiors. — Austin Ramzy, New York Times, "Next to Protest Against Hong Kong’s Government: Its Emp