Synonyms for
Superiority
Definition
The quality or state of being superior.
Synonyms & similar words
favourableposition
transcendence
transcendency
highquality
lowquality
favorableposition
inferiority
supremacy
dominance
preeminence
ascendancy
advantage
mastery
primacy
preference
control
authority
leadership
sovereignty
hegemony
influence
command
paramountcy
predominance
excellence
eminence
greatness
Synonyms by register
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Antonyms
Common collocations
- sense of superiority
- feeling of superiority
- military superiority
- technological superiority
- clear superiority
- overwhelming superiority
- claim superiority
- assert superiority
Word family
noun superiority
adjective superior
Usage note
Often used to describe a perceived or actual advantage over others. Can sometimes carry a negative connotation of arrogance if the superiority is not justified.
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Example sentences
- The team's superiority on the field was obvious.
- She always tries to prove her superiority over her classmates.
- The company's products have a reputation for superiority.
- His claim of superiority over others was unfounded.
- The teacher's superiority in the subject made her an excellent instructor.
Quotes
Superiority - doing things a little better than anybody else can do them. - Orison Swett Marden
The greatest superiority of Christianity is merely moral. - Thomas B. Macaulay
The superiority of one man's opinion over another's is never so great as when the opinion is about a question of fact. - John Stuart Mill
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