superior

[US]/suːˈpɪəriə(r)/
[UK]/suːˈpɪriər/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. higher-ranking; arrogant; excellent
n. superior; winner

Phrases & Collocations

superior quality

superior performance

superior customer service

superior in

superior court

superior vena cava

superior to others

superior goods

superior mesenteric artery

immediate superior

superior officer

lake superior

superior room

mother superior

superior limit

superior education

superior colliculus

superior rectus

Example Sentences

be superior in numbers

be superior to temptation

be superior to hardships

The book is superior to that.

be superior to others in understanding

it is superior to every other car on the road.

obeying their superiors' orders.

This machine is superior in many respects to that.

He has no superior in this respect.

I submit to your superior judgement.

a book superior to his others.

has the advantage of a superior education;

You're a very superior young woman.

She affected a superior air.

That Northerners should feel superior on the racial issue was understandable.

fawned on her superior;

Real-world Examples

Eye sight far superior to that of humans.

Source: Discovery Channel: Battle of the Dinosaurs

Did he think himself superior to everyone else?

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

This handbag is made of superior leather.

Source: IELTS vocabulary example sentences

Khanakorn Pianchana had accused his superiors of trying to interfere with his legal verdicts.

Source: BBC Listening Collection October 2019

My superiors insisted we not be seen together.

Source: Sherlock Holmes: The Basic Deduction Method Season 2

Looser zones frequently develop in the inferior and superior pubic rami of the pelvic bone.

Source: Osmosis - Musculoskeletal

You view the machine as your superior?

Source: TV series Person of Interest Season 3

Superior strength also applies within the pride.

Source: Lion Mafia

Before coming on this trip, I told my superiors the truth about what happened that day.

Source: VOA Special February 2020 Collection

They said Percy ought to have realised Crouch was off his rocker and informed a superior.

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

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