Need another word that means the same as “superiority”? Find 14 synonyms and 30 related words for “superiority” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Superiority” are: high quality, transcendence, transcendency, supremacy, advantage, lead, dominance, primacy, ascendancy, leadership, precedence, edge, whip hand, better quality
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “superiority” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| advantage | First point scored after deuce. It turned out to my advantage. |
| ascendancy | Occupation of a position of dominant power or influence. The ascendancy of good over evil. |
| better quality | Something superior in quality or condition or effect. |
| dominance | The predominance of one or more species in a plant or animal community. Her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her. |
| edge | A slight competitive advantage. He rounded the edges of the box. |
| high quality | A public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12. |
| lead | A position of being the initiator of something and an example that others will follow especially in the phrase take the lead. A good lead for a job. |
| leadership | The status of a leader. The leadership was divided into two camps. |
| precedence | The order to be ceremonially observed by people of different rank, according to an acknowledged or legally determined system. Its precedence as the world s leading manufacturer of pharmaceuticals. |
| primacy | The office, period of office, or authority of a primate of the Church. London s primacy as a financial centre. |
| supremacy | Power to dominate or defeat. The supremacy of the king. |
| transcendence | The state of excelling or surpassing or going beyond usual limits. The possibility of spiritual transcendence in the modern world. |
| transcendency | A state of being or existence above and beyond the limits of material experience. |
| whip hand | A quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object. |
| ace | In tennis and similar games serve an ace against an opponent. A motorcycle ace. |
| advisable | Worthy of being recommended or suggested; prudent or wise. Extreme caution is advisable. |
| amazing | Surprising greatly. It is amazing how short memories are. |
| best | One’s smartest or most formal clothes. Do whatever you think best. |
| casuistry | Moral philosophy based on the application of general ethical principles to resolve moral dilemmas. The minister is engaging in nothing more or less than casuistry. |
| connote | (of a word) imply or suggest (an idea or feeling) in addition to the literal or primary meaning. Spinsterhood connoted failure. |
| ethic | Relating to moral principles or the branch of knowledge dealing with these. The ethic question is of wider import. |
| ethics | The philosophical study of moral values and rules. Many scientists question the ethics of cruel experiments. |
| excellence | An outstanding feature; something in which something or someone excels. A center of manufacturing excellence. |
| exceptional | Unusual; not typical. Late claims will only be accepted in exceptional circumstances. |
| exemplar | Something to be imitated. The place is an exemplar of multicultural Britain. |
| exemplify | Clarify by giving an example of. He exemplified his point with an anecdote. |
| flawless | Without a flaw. A flawless gemstone. |
| greatness | The property possessed by something or someone of outstanding importance or eminence. Elgar s greatness as a composer. |
| impeccable | Not liable to sin. Speaks impeccable French. |
| innately | In an innate manner. He says females are innately predisposed to learn about people and their emotions. |
| intellectual | Of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind. Satire is an intellectual weapon. |
| majesty | Royal power. The majesty of Ben Nevis. |
| merit | The quality of being deserving (e.g., deserving assistance. Composers of outstanding merit. |
| moral | Standards of behaviour; principles of right and wrong. He is a caring moral man. |
| perfection | The action or process of improving something until it is faultless. His pursuit of golfing perfection. |
| preeminence | High status importance owing to marked superiority. |
| superb | Used in names of birds with attractive or colourful plumage e g superb lyrebird. A superb meal. |
| supreme | A dish served in a supreme sauce. Our comrades who made the supreme sacrifice. |
| surpassing | Exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellence. A picture of surpassing beauty. |
| technological | Based in scientific and industrial progress. Technological development. |
| terrific | Extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers. Fought a terrific battle. |
| unsurpassed | Not capable of being improved on. The quality of workmanship is unsurpassed. |
| vacuity | The absence of matter. He denounced what he considered the frivolity or vacuity of much contemporary painting. |
| virtue | The quality of doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong. There s no virtue in suffering in silence. |
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