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Superior
/suːˈpɪə.ɹi.ə/
Synonyms for "superior" (393 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (79)
Noun(11 words)
a cut abovea per seaboveabove parabsoluteaceadmirableaheadaloneappallingarrogantascendantastonishingauthoritarianauthoritativeauthorizedautocraticbeautifulbestbetter
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bigbig leaguebig namebig timebig-leaguebig-namebig-timebigwigbigwiggedblasebossbrass hatbullycapitalcappingcavalierchampionchiefchoicechosenclassicclassicalclassierclothed with authoritycommandercommandingcompetentcompletecondescendingconsequentialconsiderableconspicuouscontrollingcrackdaintydandydeandelicatedesirabledisdaindisdainfuldistinguisheddivinedominant
Adjective(3 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (118)
domineeringdouble-barreleddoyendoyenneduly constitutedearthshakingeclipsingegregiouselderelegantelevatedelitisteminentempoweredestimableex officioexaltedexceedingexcellentexcelling
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exceptionalexemplaryexpertexquisiteextraordinaryfabulousfamousfancyfantasticfantasticalfinefinerfirst ratefirst stringfirst-classfirst-ratefirst-stringformidablefuglemangeniusgiftedgloriousgoodgoverninggrandgreatgreaterhaughtyheadheavyweighthegemonichegemonistichighhigh flownhigh poweredhigh priesthigh-and-mightyhigh-classhigh-falutinghigh-flownhigh-gradehigh-headedhigh-nosedhigh-poweredhigh-qualityhigh-testhigherhigher uphigher-uphighesthighfalutinhoity toityhoity-toityhuffyimperativeimperialimportantimportant personin ascendancyin the ascendantincomparableincredibleinfluentialinsolentkingfishkingpinlaureateleader
Adjective(12 words)
dorsalelite learnerselite statusexemplary communityhigh gradehigh habitat qualityhigh markshigh quality descriptorhigh standardhigh standardshigher-rankinghighest quality
Noun(15 words)
Related words (196)
leadingloftierloftylordlymagnificentmajesticmajormajor leaguemarkedmarvelousmastermasterfulmatchlessmaterialmetaphysicalmightymiraculousmomentousmonocraticmost
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namenicenonpareilnotablenoteworthynoticeablenumber onenuminousof choiceof markofficialone up onoutstandingoveroverbearingoverlyingoverseerparagonpatronizingpeerlesspersonagepolishedpotentpowerfulpractisedpredominantpreeminentpreferablepreferredpremiumprestigiouspreternaturalprimaryprimeprincipalprizeprodigyprominentproudpuissantpurse-proudqualityrankingrarerechercheremarkablerivalingroyalrulerrulingscornfulselectself-importantself-righteousseniorsensationalsignalsignificantsingularsnobbishsplendidstarsterlingstrikingstuck upstuck-upstunningsubstantialsupersuperbsupercilioussuperhumansuperincumbentsuperlativesupermansupermundanesupernaturalsuperstarsupervisorsupramundanesupranaturalsupremesurpassingswingeingterrificthe greatestthe mosttoniertoptop dogtop notchtoploftytoppingtotalitariantoweringtranscendenttranscendentaltranscendinguncommonunearthlyunparalleledunusualupmostupperuppermostuppishuppityupstagevintagevirtuosoweightywonderfulworld shakingworld-shakingworthy
Noun(35 words)
leadingmanagermastermeasurably bettermore first rankmore language-skilledmore outstandingmost language-skilledmother superioroptimaloutclassingoutdoingoutperformingoutrankingoutshiningpreferablepremiumprimoprincipalprioress
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qualityquality attributesquality classquality termquality wordseniorsuperordinatesuperscriptsupervisorthoroughbredtoptopsidetrumpinguppervictor
Determiner(1 words)
most chemical energy conversion
Adjective(11 words)
premium bagged topsoilquality educationquality materialsquality standardsrankingsniffysuperfinesuperscripttop qualitytopmost degreeunique trait
Proper Noun(1 words)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: higher-up, a cut above, a per se, abbess, abbot.
- Sentence evidence is available for superior, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wordnet, opengloss, moby, derived_reverse, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "superior".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "superior"
Keep "superior" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "superior" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "superior", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "superior" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
18 entriesShowing 16 of 18 words.
More specific
15 entriesCollocations
11 entriesimmediate superiorreligious superiorsuperior authoritysuperior courtsuperior educationsuperior methodsuperior officersuperior performancesuperior positionsuperior qualitysuperior rank
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
2 entriesAntonyms
2 entriessimilar
69 entriesShowing 16 of 69 words.
Translations
95 translations across 41 languages.
Albanian
2 entries- e epërme adj (higher in rank or quality)
- i epërm adj (higher in rank or quality)
Arabic
3 entries- أَجْدَر adj (higher in rank or quality)
- مُتَفَوِّق adj (higher in rank or quality)
- يعلو adj (located above)
Armenian
1 entries- վերին adj (located above)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- üstün adj (higher in rank or quality)
Bulgarian
4 entries- висш adj (higher in rank or quality)
- разположен над adj (located above)
- старши adj (higher in rank or quality)
- вишестоящ noun (person of higher rank)
Catalan
3 entries- superior adj (higher in rank or quality)
- superior adj (located above)
- superior noun (person of higher rank)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 優越 /优越 adj (higher in rank or quality)
- 上司 noun (person of higher rank)
- 上級 /上级 noun (person of higher rank)
Czech
1 entries- vyšší adj (higher in rank or quality)
Danish
3 entries- overlegen adj (higher in rank or quality)
- foresat noun (person of higher rank)
- overordnet noun (person of higher rank)
Dutch
2 entries- superieur adj (higher in rank or quality)
- meerdere noun (person of higher rank)
Esperanto
1 entries- supera adj (higher in rank or quality)
Finnish
3 entries- parempi adj (higher in rank or quality)
- ylempi adj (higher in rank or quality)
- yläpuolinen adj (located above)
French
3 entries- supérieur adj (higher in rank or quality)
- supérieur adj (located above)
- supérieur noun (person of higher rank)
Galician
1 entries- superior adj (higher in rank or quality)
Georgian
1 entries- უმაღლესი adj (higher in rank or quality)
German
4 entries- höher adj (higher in rank or quality)
- höherstehend adj (higher in rank or quality)
- übergeordnet adj (higher in rank or quality)
- überlegen adj (higher in rank or quality)
Gothic
2 entries- 𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌿𐌼𐌰 adj (higher in rank or quality)
- 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍃𐍄𐌰𐍃𐍃𐌴𐌹𐍃 noun (person of higher rank)
Greek
1 entries- ανώτερος adj (higher in rank or quality)
Hebrew
1 entries- עִלַּאי adj (higher in rank or quality)
Hindi
3 entries- श्रेष्ठ adj (higher in rank or quality)
- सर्वोच्च adj (located above)
- श्रेष्ठ noun (person of higher rank)
Hungarian
1 entries- kiváló adj (higher in rank or quality)
Irish
1 entries- ardchéimiúil adj (higher in rank or quality)
Italian
3 entries- sovraordinato adj (higher in rank or quality)
- superiore adj (higher in rank or quality)
- superiore adj (located above)
Japanese
4 entries- 上級の adj (higher in rank or quality)
- 偉い adj (higher in rank or quality)
- 貴い adj (higher in rank or quality)
- 高貴な adj (higher in rank or quality)
Korean
1 entries- 우수한 adj (higher in rank or quality)
Lithuanian
2 entries- aukštesnio laipsnio, vyresnysis adj (higher in rank or quality)
- viršutinis adj (located above)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- overlegen adj (higher in rank or quality)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- overlegen adj (higher in rank or quality)
Occitan
1 entries- superior adj (higher in rank or quality)
Ottoman Turkish
4 entries- اوست adj (higher in rank or quality)
- اوست adj (located above)
- یوقاری adj (higher in rank or quality)
- یوقاری adj (located above)
Polish
2 entries- przełożony noun (person of higher rank)
- zwierzchnik noun (person of higher rank)
Portuguese
3 entries- superior adj (higher in rank or quality)
- superior adj (located above)
- superior noun (person of higher rank)
Romanian
4 entries- mai bun adj (higher in rank or quality)
- mai sus adj (located above)
- superior adj (higher in rank or quality)
- superior adj (located above)
Russian
4 entries- ве́рхний adj (located above)
- вы́сший adj (higher in rank or quality)
- вы́сший adj (located above)
- вышестоя́щий adj (higher in rank or quality)
Samoan
1 entries- sili adj (higher in rank or quality)
Sanskrit
3 entries- उत्तर adj (higher in rank or quality)
- उत्तर adj (located above)
- श्रेयस् adj (higher in rank or quality)
Spanish
3 entries- superior adj (higher in rank or quality)
- superior adj (located above)
- superior noun (person of higher rank)
Swedish
1 entries- överlägsen adj (higher in rank or quality)
Turkish
1 entries- üstün adj (higher in rank or quality)
Ukrainian
3 entries- ви́щий adj (higher in rank or quality)
- ви́щий adj (located above)
- ста́рший adj (higher in rank or quality)
Uyghur
1 entries- ئۈستۈن adj (higher in rank or quality)
Sample sentences
18 total sentences available.
Your pitching is far superior to mine.
Source: tatoeba (17358)
In terms of learning, he is superior to all of his friends.
Source: tatoeba (21467)
I will judge whether it is superior or not.
Source: tatoeba (43077)
Showing 4 of 18 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "superior"?
Closest matches include higher-up, a cut above, a per se, abbess, abbot.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "superior"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.