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superior
adjective as in better, greater, higher; excellent
Strongest matches
admirable, exceptional, first-rate, good, high-caliber, preferable, remarkable, superhuman
Strong matches
above, capital, choice, dandy, exclusive, expert, fine, major, over, premium, primary, senior
Weak matches
a cut above, deluxe, distinguished, exceeding, famous, finer, first-class, first-string, five-star, good quality, grander, high-class, more advanced, more skillful, noteworthy, of higher rank, overlying, paramount, predominant, preferred, prevailing, superincumbent, surpassing, unrivalled
adjective as in arrogant, haughty
Weak matches
airy, bossy, cocky, condescending, disdainful, high-and-mighty, high-hat, insolent, lofty, overbearing, patronizing, pretentious, proud, snobbish, stuck-up, supercilious, uppity
Example Sentences
White people couldn’t fathom a Black man being superior to a white man in boxing.
They serve their superiors reliably yet sometimes secretly, occasionally contravening their superiors' domestic interests by distorting what they tell them about bargains being struck with adversaries to hold off blood-dimmed tides.
Not only did immigrants see that residents were opening the puzzle box in a new way, but in some groups, the newcomers also discovered that residents scored a superior reward by doing so.
No doubt that reaction would tickle Trump, who shuns coalition-building out of the belief that arm-twisting is a superior way to control his caucus.
On the advice of a superior she went to the police with Samuel Paty, where he filed a complaint, and contacted the local authority.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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