| Main Entry: | superior |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | better, greater, higher; excellent |
Synonyms: |
a cut above, above, admirable, capital, choice, dandy, deluxe, distinguished, exceeding, exceptional, exclusive, expert, famous, fine, finer, first-class, first-rate, first-string, five-star, good, good quality, grander, high-caliber, high-class, major, more advanced, more skillful, noteworthy, of higher rank, over, overlying, paramount, predominant, preferable, preferred, premium, prevailing, primary, remarkable, senior, superhuman, superincumbent, surpassing, unrivalled |
Antonyms: |
bad, below, inferior, lower, minor, poor |
| Main Entry: | superior |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | arrogant, haughty |
Synonyms: |
airy, bossy, cavalier, cocky*, condescending, cool, disdainful, high-and-mighty, high-hat, insolent, lofty, overbearing, patronizing, pretentious, proud, snobbish, stuck-up, supercilious, uppity, upstage, wiseguy |
Antonyms: |
humble, meek |
| Main Entry: | superior |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person higher or highest in rank |
Synonyms: |
CEO, VIP, boss, brass, chief, chieftain, director, elder, exec, executive, head, head honcho, heavyweight, higher-up, key player, leader, manager, principal, ruler, senior, supervisor |
Antonyms: |
inferior, servant |
| Main Entry: | above |
| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Definition: | higher in position |
Synonyms: |
aloft, atop, beyond, high, on high, on top of, over, overhead, raised, superior, upon |
Antonyms: |
below, under |
| Main Entry: | admirable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | held in great respect |
Synonyms: |
A-1, A-OK, ace*, attractive, best ever, cat's pajamas, choice, commendable, cool*, copacetic, crackerjack*, deserving, dream*, estimable, excellent, exquisite, fine, good, great, greatest, hunky dory, keen*, laudable, meritable, meritorious, neat*, out of sight, out of this world, peachy*, praiseworthy, rare, solid, super, super-duper, superior, unreal*, valuable, wicked*, wonderful, worthy, zero cool |
Antonyms: |
contemptible, despicable, detestable, hateful, loathsome, repugnant, repulsive, shameful, unworthy |
| Main Entry: | arrogant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | having exaggerated self-opinion |
Synonyms: |
aloof, assuming, audacious, autocratic, biggety, bossy, bragging, cavalier, cheeky, cocky, cold-shoulder, conceited, contemptuous, cool*, disdainful, domineering, egotistic, haughty, high and mighty, high-handed, imperious, insolent, know-it-all, lordly, on an ego trip, overbearing, peremptory, pompous, presumptuous, pretentious, proud, puffed up, scornful, self-important, smarty, smug, sniffy, snippy, snooty, snotty, stuck up, supercilious, superior, swaggering, uppity, vain, wise guy |
Antonyms: |
humble, meek, servile, unconceited |
| Main Entry: | better |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | excelling, more excellent |
Synonyms: |
bigger, choice, exceeding, exceptional, finer, fitter, greater, higher quality, improved, larger, more appropriate, more desirable, more fitting, more select, more suitable, more useful, more valuable, preferable, preferred, prominent, sharpened, sophisticated, souped up, superior, surpassing, worthier |
| Notes: | better is greater in excellence or higher in quality; more useful; more highly skilled; healthier than before - while bettor is someone who bets |
Antonyms: |
worse |
| Main Entry: | cavalier |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | arrogant |
Synonyms: |
condescending, curt, disdainful, haughty, high-and-mighty, insolent, lofty, lordly, offhand, overbearing, proud, scornful, snooty, snotty, supercilious, superior |
Antonyms: |
humble, reticent, shy |
| Main Entry: | champion |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | best, excellent |
Synonyms: |
blue-ribbon, boss*, capital, chief, choice, cool, dandy, distinguished, first, greatest, head, illustrious, out of sight, out of this world, outstanding, premier, prime, principal, prize-winning, splendid, super, superior, tip top, top drawer, top-notch*, topflight, tops, unbeaten, undefeated, world class |
Antonyms: |
poorest, worst |
| Main Entry: | chief |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | most important, essential |
Synonyms: |
arch, capital, cardinal, central, champion, consequential, controlling, crucial, effective, especial, first, foremost, grand, head, highest, key, leading, main, major, momentous, number one, outstanding, paramount, potent, predominant, preeminent, premier, primal, primary, prime, principal, ruling, significant, star, stellar, superior, supreme, telling, uppermost, vital, weighty |
Antonyms: |
inessential, minor, secondary, subordinate, unimportant, unnecessary |