superior

Definition

  • noun: a person of higher rank or status than another
  • noun: one who is above another in rank, station, or office
  • adjective: of high quality
  • adjective: situated higher up
  • often + 'to'
  • synonyms: higher, upper, posterior

Examples

  • You should report any problems to your 'immediate superior'.

  • The new model is (vastly/far) 'superior to' the old one.

  • He only helps us because it makes him feel 'superior'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) - They're in a warehouse. They're in a warehouse, man! Ted. Kiss my shoes? Let's go get our engines. My superiors are flying in from D.C., in two days. I want something to show. We've got a fence with a lube hose in his mouth... ...automatic weapons, (..)
    2001 The Fast and the Furious