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superiors

NOUN

person higher or highest in rank

Synonyms

STRONGEST

boss manager principal ruler supervisor

STRONG

CEO VIP brass chief chieftain director elder exec executive head heavyweight higher-up leader senior

WEAK

head honcho key player

Antonyms

STRONGEST

employee worker

STRONG

follower junior

WEAK

inferior servant

Example Sentences

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Stilwell, who refrains from sharing his first name, operates on Catalina Island, a dumping ground for officers who’ve either botched cases or run afoul of their superiors.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

They would funnel information and boil down data to pithy takeaways for their superiors.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

Based on their own investigation, Brown’s team submitted an affidavit to their superiors at DOJ that did not make a strong enough case to move forward with what Olsen wanted.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026

Motions to dismiss charges in the case paint some of the officers as rookies deferring to their superiors.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

So his superiors probably hadn’t even seen it yet.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline