Synonyms for Superior

Top synonyms for “superior”: higher-ranking, higher-up, lake superior, master, ranking(a), superordinate, superscript, superscript, and 68 more below.

Definitions

1. (noun)a character or symbol set or printed or written above and immediately to one side of another character
2. (noun)a town in northwest Wisconsin on Lake Superior across from Duluth
3. (noun)the largest freshwater lake in the world; the deepest of the Great Lakes
4. (noun)the head of a religious community
5. (noun)one of greater rank or station or quality
6. (noun)a combatant who is able to defeat rivals
7. (adjective)(sometimes followed by `to') not subject to or influenced by
   “overcome by a superior opponent”
8. (adjective)having a higher rank
   “superior officer”
9. (adjective)of or characteristic of high rank or importance
   “a superior ruler”
10. (adjective)of high or superior quality or performance
    “superior wisdom derived from experience”
11. (adjective)having an orbit farther from the sun than the Earth's orbit
    “Mars and Jupiter are the closest in of the superior planets”
12. (adjective)written or printed above and to one side of another character

Definitions sourced from Princeton WordNet (BSD license).