superior B1 Topic:Space, Position & Direction Also spelled thuperior US /sʊˈpɪɹ.i.ɚ/ UK /suːˈpɪə.ɹi.ə/ See IPA manual Freq #3931 Meanings 1 adj Better than someone or something else in quality. This phone is far superior to the older model. 2 adj Higher in rank or position. She reported the problem to a superior officer. 3 adj Behaving as if you are better than other people. He gave a superior smile and walked away. 4 adj Located higher in position. The superior part of the image was darker. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 adj · higher in rank or position. higher-rankingranking More crowningferiorforemostgreaterhighermajorparamountpreeminentsupremeutmostvaulting ↔ Opposites equivalentinferior Word family Forms superiorlysuperiors Derived forms anterosuperiorlaterosuperiormediosuperiornonsuperiorposterosuperiorsuperioresssuperioritysuperiorizationsuperiorlysuperiormostsuperiornesssuperiorship Common collocations superior court Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From Middle English, borrowed from Old French superiour, from Latin superior (“higher, upper”). superiour Old French superior Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Space, Position & Direction External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # superior **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /sʊˈpɪɹ.i.ɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /suːˈpɪə.ɹi.ə/ **Frequency rank:** 3931 ## Meanings 1. Better than someone or something else in quality. 2. Higher in rank or position. 3. Behaving as if you are better than other people. 4. Located higher in position. ## Examples - This phone is far superior to the older model. - She reported the problem to a superior officer. - He gave a superior smile and walked away. - The superior part of the image was darker. ## Synonyms - crowning - ferior - foremost - greater - higher - major - paramount - preeminent - supreme - utmost - vaulting ## Antonyms - equivalent - inferior ## Derived Forms - anterosuperior - laterosuperior - mediosuperior - nonsuperior - posterosuperior - superioress - superiority - superiorization - superiorly - superiormost - superiorness - superiorship ## Roots and Affixes - Root: superiour - Root: superior - Affix: super- - above ## Etymology From Middle English, borrowed from Old French superiour, from Latin superior (“higher, upper”). ## AI Etymology Superior is from Middle English, borrowed from Old French superiour, from Latin superior (“higher, upper”). In present-day use, it can mean better than someone or something else in quality, or higher in rank or position. Derived formations include anterosuperior, laterosuperior, mediosuperior, nonsuperior, posterosuperior. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction markdown