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superiority

/sˌupɪɹiˈɔɹɪti/noun6 syllables

Superiority means: the quality of being at a competitive advantage.

Synonyms for superiority20

noun, as in the quality of being at a competitive advantage

favorable position, favourable position

noun, as in the state of excelling or surpassing or going beyond usual limits

transcendence, transcendency

noun, as in the quality of being superior

high quality

also used for superiority

prerogative, advantage, altitude, ascendance, ascendancy, betterhood, betterness, dominion, elderdom, excellence, forehand, greatness, leetness, mastery, overhand

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Opposites of superiority

inferiority

What does superiority mean?4

noun

1

the quality of being at a competitive advantage

2

the state of excelling or surpassing or going beyond usual limits

3

the quality of being superior

4

displaying a sense of being better than others“he hated the white man's superiority and condescension”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with superiority?2

four syllables

seniority

6 syllables

inferiority
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Superiority in a sentence

  • Cultural understanding requires humility and a willingness to listen, rather than assuming superiority.Amastan
  • I'll bet it gives her a feeling of superiority to be so beautiful.CM
  • Coated vascular stents didn't prove their superiority over bare metal vascular stents.sacredceltic
  • An inferiority complex and a superiority complex often lead to the same behavior.unknown
  • Is the idea of male superiority still common today?Nuel
  • His style stamps all his work with the cachet of literary superiority.remline
  • Inferiority and superiority complexes often give rise to the same behaviours.sundown
  • He said this with his typical air of superiority.Nuel

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of superiority

as a noun

plural
superiorities