superior

superior
    adj 1: of high or superior quality or performance; "superior
           wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students"
           [ant: {inferior}]
    2: of or characteristic of high rank or importance; "a superior
       ruler" [ant: {inferior}]
    3: (sometimes followed by `to') not subject to or influenced by;
       "overcome by a superior opponent"; "trust magnates who felt
       themselves superior to law"
    4: written or printed above and to one side of another character
       [syn: {superscript}, {superior}] [ant: {adscript},
       {inferior}, {subscript}]
    5: having an orbit farther from the sun than the Earth's orbit;
       "Mars and Jupiter are the closest in of the superior planets"
       [ant: {inferior}]
    6: having a higher rank; "superior officer" [syn: {ranking(a)},
       {superior}, {higher-ranking}]
    7: (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"
    n 1: one of greater rank or station or quality [syn: {superior},
         {higher-up}, {superordinate}] [ant: {inferior}]
    2: the head of a religious community
    3: a combatant who is able to defeat rivals [syn: {victor},
       {master}, {superior}]
    4: the largest freshwater lake in the world; the deepest of the
       Great Lakes [syn: {Lake Superior}, {Superior}]
    5: a town in northwest Wisconsin on Lake Superior across from
       Duluth
    6: a character or symbol set or printed or written above and
       immediately to one side of another character [syn:
       {superscript}, {superior}] [ant: {inferior}, {subscript}]
    

Superior \Su*pe"ri*or\, a. [L., compar. of superus being above,
   fr. super above, over: cf. F. sup['e]rieur. See {Super-}, and
   cf. {Supreme}.]
   1. More elevated in place or position; higher; upper; as, the
      superior limb of the sun; the superior part of an image.
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   2. Higher in rank or office; more exalted in dignity; as, a
      superior officer; a superior degree of nobility.
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   3. Higher or greater in excellence; surpassing others in the
      greatness, or value of any quality; greater in quality or
      degree; as, a man of superior merit; or of superior
      bravery.
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   4. Beyond the power or influence of; too great or firm to be
      subdued or affected by; -- with to.
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            There is not in earth a spectacle more worthy than a
            great man superior to his sufferings. --Spectator.
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   5. More comprehensive; as a term in classification; as, a
      genus is superior to a species.
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   6. (Bot.)
      (a) Above the ovary; -- said of parts of the flower which,
          although normally below the ovary, adhere to it, and
          so appear to originate from its upper part; also of an
          ovary when the other floral organs are plainly below
          it in position, and free from it.
      (b) Belonging to the part of an axillary flower which is
          toward the main stem; posterior.
      (c) Pointing toward the apex of the fruit; ascending; --
          said of the radicle.
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   {Superior conjunction}, {Superior planets}, etc. See
      {Conjunction}, {Planet}, etc.

   {Superior figure}, {Superior letter} (Print.), a figure or
      letter printed above the line, as a reference to a note or
      an index of a power, etc; as, in x^{2} + y^{n}, 2 is a
      superior figure, n a superior letter. Cf. {Inferior
      figure}, under {Inferior}.
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Superior \Su*pe"ri*or\, n.
   1. One who is above, or surpasses, another in rank, station,
      office, age, ability, or merit; one who surpasses in what
      is desirable; as, Addison has no superior as a writer of
      pure English.
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   2. (Eccl.) The head of a monastery, convent, abbey, or the
      like.
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Superior, AZ (town, FIPS 71300)
  Location: 33.28585 N, 111.10948 W
  Population (1990): 3468 (1730 housing units)
  Area: 4.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 85273
Superior, CO (town, FIPS 75640)
  Location: 39.92920 N, 105.15493 W
  Population (1990): 255 (113 housing units)
  Area: 9.3 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Superior, IA (city, FIPS 76440)
  Location: 43.43267 N, 94.94708 W
  Population (1990): 128 (62 housing units)
  Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 51363
Superior, MT (town, FIPS 72625)
  Location: 47.19436 N, 114.89423 W
  Population (1990): 881 (386 housing units)
  Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 59872
Superior, NE (city, FIPS 47815)
  Location: 40.02239 N, 98.06775 W
  Population (1990): 2397 (1190 housing units)
  Area: 3.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 68978
Superior, WI (city, FIPS 78650)
  Location: 46.69687 N, 92.05960 W
  Population (1990): 27134 (11684 housing units)
  Area: 95.7 sq km (land), 47.9 sq km (water)
Superior, WI (village, FIPS 78660)
  Location: 46.65366 N, 92.10550 W
  Population (1990): 481 (195 housing units)
  Area: 3.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 54880
Superior, WY (town, FIPS 74775)
  Location: 41.76064 N, 108.96358 W
  Population (1990): 273 (164 housing units)
  Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    

Superior, WI -- U.S. village in Wisconsin
   Population (2000):    500
   Housing Units (2000): 210
   Land area (2000):     1.235471 sq. miles (3.199855 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.007935 sq. miles (0.020551 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    1.243406 sq. miles (3.220406 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            78660
   Located within:       Wisconsin (WI), FIPS 55
   Location:             46.656140 N, 92.103638 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     54880
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Superior, WI
    Superior
    

Superior, WI -- U.S. city in Wisconsin
   Population (2000):    27368
   Housing Units (2000): 12196
   Land area (2000):     36.939706 sq. miles (95.673395 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    18.492591 sq. miles (47.895588 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    55.432297 sq. miles (143.568983 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            78650
   Located within:       Wisconsin (WI), FIPS 55
   Location:             46.706882 N, 92.085255 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     54880
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Superior, WI
    Superior
    

Superior, WY -- U.S. town in Wyoming
   Population (2000):    244
   Housing Units (2000): 153
   Land area (2000):     1.098431 sq. miles (2.844924 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    1.098431 sq. miles (2.844924 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            74775
   Located within:       Wyoming (WY), FIPS 56
   Location:             41.763159 N, 108.967616 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):    
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Superior, WY
    Superior
    

Superior, MT -- U.S. town in Montana
   Population (2000):    893
   Housing Units (2000): 410
   Land area (2000):     1.084690 sq. miles (2.809335 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.098753 sq. miles (0.255770 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    1.183443 sq. miles (3.065105 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            72625
   Located within:       Montana (MT), FIPS 30
   Location:             47.193305 N, 114.890379 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     59872
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Superior, MT
    Superior
    

Superior, NE -- U.S. city in Nebraska
   Population (2000):    2055
   Housing Units (2000): 1123
   Land area (2000):     1.884303 sq. miles (4.880321 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    1.884303 sq. miles (4.880321 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            47815
   Located within:       Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31
   Location:             40.022415 N, 98.067010 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     68978
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Superior, NE
    Superior
    

Superior, AZ -- U.S. town in Arizona
   Population (2000):    3254
   Housing Units (2000): 1470
   Land area (2000):     1.931569 sq. miles (5.002741 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    1.931569 sq. miles (5.002741 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            71300
   Located within:       Arizona (AZ), FIPS 04
   Location:             33.288943 N, 111.103931 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     85273
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Superior, AZ
    Superior
    

Superior, CO -- U.S. town in Colorado
   Population (2000):    9011
   Housing Units (2000): 3754
   Land area (2000):     3.953655 sq. miles (10.239919 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.019221 sq. miles (0.049781 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    3.972876 sq. miles (10.289700 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            75640
   Located within:       Colorado (CO), FIPS 08
   Location:             39.934718 N, 105.162786 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):    
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Superior, CO
    Superior
    

Superior, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa
   Population (2000):    142
   Housing Units (2000): 64
   Land area (2000):     0.422607 sq. miles (1.094546 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.422607 sq. miles (1.094546 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            76440
   Located within:       Iowa (IA), FIPS 19
   Location:             43.432156 N, 94.945692 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     51363
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Superior, IA
    Superior
    

SUPERIOR. One who has a right to command; one who holds a superior rank; as, 
a soldier is bound to obey his superior. 
     2. In estates, some are superior to others; an estate entitled to a 
servitude or easement over another estate, is called the superior or 
dominant, and the other the inferior or servient estate. 1 Bouv. Inst. n. 
1612. 
     3. Of courts, some are supreme or superior, possessing in general 
appellate jurisdiction, either by writ of error or by appeal; 3 Bouv. Inst. 
n. 2527; the others are called inferior courts. 
    

219 Moby Thesaurus words for "superior":
      A per se, a cut above, above, above par, absolute, ace, ahead,
      appalling, arrogant, ascendant, astonishing, authoritarian,
      authoritative, authorized, autocratic, better, big, big-league,
      big-name, big-time, bigwig, bigwigged, boss, brass hat, capital,
      capping, cavalier, champion, chief, choice, chosen, classier,
      clothed with authority, commander, commanding, competent,
      condescending, consequential, considerable, conspicuous,
      controlling, crack, dainty, dandy, dean, delicate, disdainful,
      distinguished, dominant, domineering, double-barreled, doyen,
      doyenne, duly constituted, earthshaking, eclipsing, egregious,
      elder, elegant, elevated, elitist, eminent, empowered, estimable,
      ex officio, exceeding, excellent, excelling, exceptional,
      exquisite, extraordinary, fabulous, famous, fantastic, fine, finer,
      first-class, first-rate, first-string, formidable, fugleman,
      genius, governing, grand, great, greater, haughty, head,
      heavyweight, hegemonic, hegemonistic, high priest, high-and-mighty,
      high-class, high-faluting, high-flown, high-grade, high-headed,
      high-nosed, high-powered, high-quality, high-test, higher,
      higher-up, highest, hoity-toity, imperative, important,
      important person, in ascendancy, in the ascendant, incredible,
      influential, insolent, kingfish, kingpin, laureate, leader,
      leading, loftier, lofty, major, marked, marvelous, master,
      matchless, material, mighty, miraculous, momentous, monocratic,
      name, nonpareil, notable, noteworthy, noticeable, numinous,
      of choice, of mark, official, one up on, outstanding, over,
      overbearing, overlying, paragon, patronizing, peerless, personage,
      potent, powerful, preeminent, preferable, preferred, premium,
      prestigious, preternatural, primary, prime, principal, prodigy,
      prominent, proud, puissant, purse-proud, ranking, rare, recherche,
      remarkable, rivaling, ruler, ruling, select, self-important,
      senior, signal, significant, star, sterling, striking, stuck-up,
      substantial, super, supercilious, superhuman, superincumbent,
      superlative, superman, supermundane, superstar, supervisor,
      supramundane, supranatural, supreme, surpassing, the greatest,
      the most, tonier, top dog, toplofty, topping, totalitarian,
      transcendent, transcendental, transcending, uncommon, unearthly,
      unusual, upmost, upper, uppermost, uppish, uppity, upstage,
      virtuoso, weighty, wonderful, world-shaking, worthy