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

officer" [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: (printing) written or printed above and to one side of

another character [syn: {superscript}] [ant: {subscript},

{adscript}]

5: (astronomy) 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)},

{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" [syn: {superior(p)}]

n 1: one of greater rank or station or quality [syn: {higher-up},

{superordinate}] [ant: {inferior}]

2: the head of a religious community

3: a combatant who is able to defeat rivals [syn: {victor}, {master}]

4: a character or symbol set or printed or written above and

immediately to one side of another character [syn: {superscript}]

[ant: {subscript}]