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