superior

adj. higher in rank or position; above average, exceptional; better or greater than; supercilious, conceited

n. one who is higher than another in rank or position; one who is the head of a monastery or convent

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Noun
1. the largest freshwater lake in the world; the deepest of the Great Lakes
(synonym) Lake Superior
(hypernym) lake
(part-holonym) Great Lakes
2. a town in northwest Wisconsin on Lake Superior across from Duluth
(hypernym) town
(part-holonym) Wisconsin, Badger State, WI

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Noun
1. one of greater rank or station or quality
(synonym) higher-up, superordinate
(antonym) inferior
(hypernym) leader
(hyponym) god
2. the head of a religious community
(hypernym) religious
(hyponym) better
3. a combatant who is able to defeat rivals
(synonym) victor, master
(hypernym) combatant, battler, belligerent, fighter, scrapper
(hyponym) conqueror, vanquisher
4. a character or symbol set or printed or written above and immediately to one side of another character
(synonym) superscript
(hypernym) character, grapheme, graphic symbol

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Adjective
1. of high or superior quality or performance; "superior wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students"
(antonym) inferior
(similar) ace, A-one, crack, first-rate, super, tiptop, topnotch, tops(p)
(see-also) best
(attribute) quality, caliber, calibre
2. of or characteristic of high rank or importance; "a superior officer"
(antonym) inferior
(similar) arch, condescending, patronizing, patronising
(see-also) dominant
3. (sometimes followed by `to') not subject to or influenced by; "overcome by a superior opponent"; "trust magnates who felt themselves superior to law"
(similar) dominant
4. written or printed above and to one side of another character
(synonym) superscript
(classification) printing, printing process
5. having an orbit farther from the sun than the Earth's orbit; "Mars and Jupiter are the closest in of the superior planets"
(antonym) inferior
(classification) astronomy, uranology
6. having a higher rank; "superior officer"
(synonym) ranking(a), higher-ranking
(similar) senior
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"
(synonym) superior(p)
(similar) unaffected

nm. head of a religious community

adj. superior, higher in rank or position; high; ranking; best; highest, top; advanced; over; farther

nm. superior; better