superior

How to use superior in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for superior.

Home Featured words Jump to examples

Editorial note

I would just like to add that there is a valid reason why Linux or the *BSDs are superior to Windows or OS X - they are Free.

Examples7

Definitions13

Parts of speech2

Quick take

one of greater rank or station or quality

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of superior gathered in one view.

noun

one of greater rank or station or quality

noun

the head of a religious community

noun

a combatant who is able to defeat rivals

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for superior.

noun

one of greater rank or station or quality

noun

the head of a religious community

noun

a combatant who is able to defeat rivals

noun

the largest freshwater lake in the world; the deepest of the Great Lakes

noun

a town in northwest Wisconsin on Lake Superior across from Duluth

noun

a character or symbol set or printed or written above and immediately to one side of another character

adjective

of high or superior quality or performance; "superior wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students"

adjective

of or characteristic of high rank or importance; "a superior ruler"

adjective

(sometimes followed by `to') not subject to or influenced by; "overcome by a superior opponent"; "trust magnates who felt themselves superior to law"

adjective

written or printed above and to one side of another character

adjective

having an orbit farther from the sun than the Earth's orbit; "Mars and Jupiter are the closest in of the superior planets"

adjective

having a higher rank; "superior officer"

adjective

(often followed by `to') above being affected or influenced by; "he is superior to fear"; "an ignited firework proceeds superior to circumstances until its blazing vitality fades"

Example sentences

I would just like to add that there is a valid reason why Linux or the *BSDs are superior to Windows or OS X - they are Free.

You must briefly name the other books you've read on the subject and explain why you think your chosen textbook is superior to them.

No one is going to "fall in love" with your app if your app shouldn't exist in the first place because the old-school solution provided a superior experience.

There are probably a hundred or even two hundred different ways you can compare the two companies, and Google is superior in all but three of them, if I recall correctly.

She sometimes even regards the "home try-on" process as superior because she can see how a new item of clothing looks with other, previously purchased garments.

For example, adaptive clinical trials have been known to be theoretically superior to the Phase I/II/III design for 15 years, yet are still in limbo[1] at the FDA; their proponents are still banned from trying them out.

Then he advertised how PC version is superior to the one on iPad.- My 2 yo daughter knows what Minecraft is, tells she'll play Minecraft when she grows up.- While we were shopping for school supplies last week, saw two people asking for Minecraft licensed school bags for their kids.- We live in Turkey.