Superior - Definition

adj 1: of high or superior quality or performance; "superior
wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students"
[ant: inferior]
2: of or characteristic of high rank or importance; "a superior
ruler" [ant: inferior]
3: (sometimes followed by `to') not subject to or influenced by;
"overcome by a superior opponent"; "trust magnates who felt
themselves superior to law"
4: written or printed above and to one side of another character
[syn: superscript, superior] [ant: adscript,
inferior, subscript]
5: having an orbit farther from the sun than the Earth's orbit;
"Mars and Jupiter are the closest in of the superior planets"
[ant: inferior]
6: having a higher rank; "superior officer" [syn: ranking(a),
superior, higher-ranking]
7: (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"
n 1: one of greater rank or station or quality [syn: superior,
higher-up, superordinate] [ant: inferior]
2: the head of a religious community
3: a combatant who is able to defeat rivals [syn: victor,
master, superior]
4: the largest freshwater lake in the world; the deepest of the
Great Lakes [syn: Lake Superior, Superior]
5: a town in northwest Wisconsin on Lake Superior across from
Duluth
6: a character or symbol set or printed or written above and
immediately to one side of another character [syn:
superscript, superior] [ant: inferior, subscript]