superiority

• POS: Noun
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CIDE DICTIONARY

superiority, n. [Cf. F. supériorité, LL. superioritas.].

 The quality, state, or condition of being superior; as, superiority of rank; superiority in merit.  [1913 Webster]

Syn. -- Pre'89minence; excellence; predominancy; prevalence; ascendency; odds; advantage.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

superiority, n. the state of being superior.

Idiom

superiority complex Psychol. an undue conviction of one's own superiority to others.

THESAURUS

superiority

aberrance, aberrancy, aberration, abnormality, abnormity, accent, advantage, advantageousness, agreeableness, amorphism, amperage, anomalism, anomalousness, anomaly, antecedence, antecedency, anteposition, anteriority, armipotence, ascendance, ascendancy, auspiciousness, authority, balance of power, beef, beneficialness, benevolence, benignity, black power, brute force, charge, charisma, class, clout, cogence, cogency, compulsion, concern, concernment, consequence, consequentiality, consideration, derangement, desert, deviation, difference, dint, distinction, divergence, dominance, dominancy, domination, dominion, drive, duress, eccentricity, effect, effectiveness, effectuality, eminence, eminent domain, emphasis, energy, erraticism, exaggeration, excellence, excess, expedience, fairness, favorableness, fineness, first-rateness, flower power, force, force majeure, forcefulness, front position, full blast, full force, goodliness, goodness, grace, greatness, healthiness, hegemony, helpfulness, heteromorphism, high order, high rank, import, importance, inferiority, influence, inimitability, interest, inundation, irregularity, kindness, lead, leadership, main force, main strength, mana, mark, matchlessness, materiality, merit, might, might and main, mightiness, moment, monstrosity, moxie, muscle power, niceness, note, overflowing, overgrowth, overlordship, overpass, overrun, overrunning, overspreading, paramountcy, peerlessness, pizzazz, pleasantness, poop, potence, potency, potentiality, power, power pack, power structure, power struggle, powerfulness, precedence, precedency, preceding, precession, precursor, predominance, predominancy, predomination, preeminence, preference, prefixation, prelude, preponderance, prepotence, prepotency, prestige, primacy, principality, priority, productiveness, productivity, profitableness, prominence, prothesis, puissance, pull, punch, push, quality, renown, rewardingness, self-importance, significance, sinew, skillfulness, soundness, sovereignty, steam, strength, stress, strong arm, subnormality, superpower, supremacy, surplus, suzerainship, suzerainty, teratism, the lead, top priority, unnaturalism, unnaturalness, upper hand, urgency, usefulness, validity, value, vehemence, victory, vigor, vim, virility, virtue, virtuousness, virulence, vitality, wattage, weight, whip hand, wholeness, worth

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superiority

Importance

N importance, consequence, moment, prominence, consideration, mark, materialness, import, significance, concern, emphasis, interest, greatness, superiority, notability, weight, value, usefulness, gravity, seriousness, solemnity, no joke, no laughing matter, pressure, urgency, stress, matter of life and death, memorabilia, notabilia, great doings, red-letter day, great thing, great point, main chance, the be all and the end all, cardinal point, substance, gist, sum and substance, gravamen, head and front, important part, principal part, prominent part, essential part, half the battle, sine qua non, breath of one's nostrils, cream, salt, core, kernel, heart, nucleus, keynote, keystone, corner stone, trump card, salient points, top sawyer, first fiddle, prima donna, chief, triton among the minnows, 'it', important, of importance, momentous, material, to the point, not to be overlooked, not to be despised, not to be sneezed at, egregious, weighty, of note, notable, prominent, salient, signal, memorable, remarkable, unforgettable, worthy of remark, worthy of notice, never to be forgotten, stirring, eventful, grave, serious, earnest, noble, grand, solemn, impressive, commanding, imposing, urgent, pressing, critical, instant, paramount, essential, vital, all-absorbing, radical, cardinal, chief, main, prime, primary, principal, leading, capital, foremost, overruling, of vital importance in the front rank, first-rate, superior, considerable, marked, rare, significant, telling, trenchant, emphatic, pregnant, tanti, materially, in the main, above all, kat' exochin, par excellence, to crown all, to beat all, expende Hannibalem!.

Goodness

N goodness, excellence, merit, virtue, value, worth, price, super-excellence, supereminence, superiority, perfection, coup de maitre, masterpiece, chef d'ouvre, prime, flower, cream, elite, pick, A, nonesuch, nonpareil, creme de la creme, flower of the flock, cock of the roost, salt of the earth, champion, prodigy, tidbit, gem, gem of the first water, bijou, precious stone, jewel, pearl, diamond, ruby, brilliant, treasure, good thing, rara avis, one in a thousand, beneficence, good man, harmless, hurtless, unobnoxious, innocuous, innocent, inoffensive, beneficial, valuable, of value, serviceable, advantageous, edifying, profitable, salutary, favorable, propitious fair, good, good as gold, excellent, better, superior, above par, nice, fine, genuine, best, choice, select, picked, elect, recherche, rare, priceless, unparagoned, unparalleled, superlatively, good, bully, crackajack, giltedged, superfine, superexcellent, of the first water, first-rate, first-class, high- wrought, exquisite, very best, crack, prime, tiptop, capital, cardinal, standard, inimitable, admirable, estimable, praiseworthy, pleasing, couleur de rose, precious, of great price, costly, worth its weight in gold, worth a Jew's eye, priceless, invaluable, inestimable, precious as the apple of the eye, tolerable, up to the mark, unexceptionable, unobjectionable, satisfactory, tidy, in good condition, in fair condition, fresh, sound, beneficially, well, Jewels five words long, long may such goodness live!, the luxury of doing good.

Inequality

N inequality, disparity, imparity, odds, difference, unevenness, inclination of the balance, partiality, bias, weight, shortcoming, casting weight, make-weight, superiority, inferiority, inequation, unequal, uneven, disparate, partial, unbalanced, overbalanced, top-heavy, lopsided, biased, skewed, disquiparant, haud passibus aequis.

Superiority

N superiority, majority, greatness, advantage, pull, preponderance, preponderation, vantage ground, prevalence, partiality, personal superiority, nobility, Triton among the minnows, primus inter pares, nulli secundus, captain, crackajack, supremacy, preeminence, lead, maximum, record, trikumia, climax, culmination, transcendence, ne plus ultra, lion's share, Benjamin's mess, excess, surplus, (redundancy), superior, greater, major, higher, exceeding, great, distinguished, ultra, vaulting, more than a match for, supreme, greatest, utmost, paramount, preeminent, foremost, crowning, first-rate, unrivaled peerless, matchless, none such, second to none, sans pareil, unparagoned, unparalleled, unequalled, unapproached, unsurpassed, superlative, inimitable facile princeps, incomparable, sovereign, without parallel, nulli secundus, ne plus ultra, beyond compare, beyond comparison, culminating, transcendent, transcendental, plus royaliste que le Roi, more catholic than the Pope increased, enlarged, beyond, more, over, over the mark, above the mark, above par, upwards of, in advance of, over and above, at the top of the scale, at its height, eminently, egregiously, preeminently, surpassing, prominently, superlatively, supremely, above all, of all things, the most, to crown all, kat exochin, par excellence, principally, especially, particularly, peculiarly, a fortiori, even, yea, still more, I shall not look upon his like again, deos fortioribus addesse.

Precedence

N precedence, coming before, the lead, le pas, superiority, importance, antecedence, antecedency, anteriority, precursor, priority, precession, anteposition, epacme, preference, preceding, precedent, antecedent, anterior, prior, before, former, foregoing, beforementioned, abovementioned, aforementioned, aforesaid, said, precursory, precursive, prevenient, preliminary, prefatory, introductory, prelusive, prelusory, proemial, preparatory, before, in advance, seniores priores, prior tempore prior jure.