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| Main Entry: | superior |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person higher or highest in rank |
| Synonyms: | VIP*, boss, brass*, chief, director, elder, executive, head, leader, manager, principal, ruler, senior, supervisor, CEO, chieftain, exec, head honcho, heavyweight, higher-up, key player |
| Antonyms: | inferior, servant |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | superior |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | better, greater, higher; excellent |
| Synonyms: | above, admirable, capital, choice, dandy, deluxe, distinguished, exceptional, exclusive, expert, famous, fine, first-class, first-rate, good, high-class, major, noteworthy, over, paramount, predominant, preferable, preferred, premium, prevailing, primary, remarkable, senior, superhuman, a cut above, exceeding, finer, first-string, five-star, good quality, grander, high-caliber, more advanced, more skillful, of higher rank, overlying, 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, insolent, lofty, overbearing, patronizing, pretentious, proud, snobbish, stuck-up*, supercilious, uppity*, upstage, high-and-mighty*, high-hat*, wiseguy |
| Antonyms: | humble, meek |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | arrogant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | having exaggerated self-opinion |
| Synonyms: | aloof, assuming, audacious, autocratic, bossy, cavalier, cheeky, cocky, conceited, contemptuous, cool*, disdainful, domineering, egotistic, haughty, high and mighty*, high-handed, imperious, insolent, know-it-all*, lordly, overbearing, peremptory, pompous, presumptuous, pretentious, proud, scornful, self-important, smug, snippy*, snooty*, snotty*, supercilious, superior, uppity*, vain, wise guy*, biggety, bragging, cold-shoulder*, on an ego trip, puffed up, smarty, sniffy, stuck up, swaggering |
| Antonyms: | humble, meek, servile, unconceited |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | cavalier |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | arrogant |
| Synonyms: | condescending, curt, disdainful, haughty, insolent, lofty, lordly, offhand, overbearing, proud, scornful, snooty*, snotty*, supercilious, superior, high-and-mighty* |
| Antonyms: | humble, reticent, shy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | champion |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | best, excellent |
| Synonyms: | boss*, capital, chief, choice, cool, dandy, distinguished, first, head, illustrious, out of sight, out of this world, outstanding, premier, prime, principal, splendid, super, superior, top-notch*, unbeaten, undefeated, blue-ribbon, greatest, prize-winning, tip top, top drawer, topflight, tops, world class |
| Antonyms: | worst, poorest |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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: | minor, secondary, subordinate, unimportant, unnecessary, inessential |
| Main Entry: | classy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | stylish, having panache |
| Synonyms: | chic, dashing, elegant, exclusive, fashionable, high-class, in vogue, mod, modish, posh, select, sharp, superior, swanky, in, swank, tony, uptown |
| Antonyms: | inelegant, inferior, plain, unstylish |
| Main Entry: | condescending |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | snobby, lordly |
| Synonyms: | arrogant, complaisant, disdainful, egotistic, lofty, patronizing, snobbish, snooty*, snotty*, supercilious, superior, uppity, la-dee-da, uppish |
| Antonyms: | approachable, friendly, humble |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | crack |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | super, first-rate |
| Synonyms: | able, ace, adept, best, capital, choice, crackerjack*, deluxe, elite, excellent, expert, first-class, pro*, proficient, skilled, skillful, superior, talented, handpicked |
| Antonyms: | bad, inferior, poor |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dignified |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | honorable |
| Synonyms: | aristocratic, august, courtly, decorous, distinguished, distingué, eminent, formal, grand, grave, great, highbrow*, highfalutin', imperial, imperious, lofty, magisterial, magnificent, nifty*, noble, proud, refined, regal, reserved, respected, solemn, somber, stately, superior, upright |
| Antonyms: | dishonorable, indecorous, undignified |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | disdainful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | scornful |
| Synonyms: | aloof, antipathetic, arrogant, averse, cavalier, contemptuous, cool, derisive, egotistic, haughty, hoity-toity*, indifferent, insolent, lordly, overbearing, proud, sneering, snooty*, supercilious, superior, unsympathetic, uppity*, contemning, despising, high-and-mighty*, rejecting, repudiating, scouting, toplofty |
| Antonyms: | loving, respectful, esteemable, favoring, praising |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | distinctive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | different, unique |
| Synonyms: | characteristic, cool, diagnostic, discrete, distinguishing, excellent, extraordinary, gnarly*, idiosyncratic, individual, offbeat, original, outstanding, peculiar, perfect, proper, separate, single, singular, special, superior, typical, uncommon, unreal, weird, wicked, diacritic, far cry, like night and day, poles apart |
| Notes: | distinct means something stands out - while distinctive implies that an attribute or quality make something recognizable or distinguishable |
| Antonyms: | common, normal, resembling, same, similar, standard |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | distinguished |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | famous, outstanding |
| Synonyms: | acclaimed, aristocratic, big name*, brilliant, celebrated, conspicuous, dignified, eminent, especial, extraordinary, famed, foremost, glorious, great, honored, illustrious, imposing, marked, memorable, name, noble, nonpareil, notable, noted, noteworthy, peerless, prominent, remarkable, renowned, reputable, royal, salient, shining, signal, singular, special, stately, striking, superior, unforgettable, venerable, well-known, arresting, distingué, esteemed, highly regarded, talked of |
| Antonyms: | common, insignificant, ordinary, standard, unknown, unextraordinary |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | egotistic/egoistic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | thinking very highly of oneself |
| Synonyms: | affected, aloof, autocratic, boastful, boasting, conceited, egocentric, haughty, inflated, intimate, intrinsic, introverted, isolated, narcissistic, opinionated, personal, pompous, proud, self-absorbed, self-centered, self-important, snobbish, stuck-up*, subjective, superior, swollen, vain, vainglorious, bragging, egomaniacal, individualistic, inner-directed, obsessive, prideful, puffed up, self-admiring, stuck on oneself |
| Antonyms: | altruistic, humble, modest, reserved, shy, submissive, timid, unassuming, selfless |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | elder |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | older person |
| Synonyms: | ancestor, ancient, forebearer, matriarch, oldest, patriarch, senior, senior citizen, superior, veteran, golden ager, old fogey, oldster |
| Antonyms: | junior, minor, youngster, youth |
| Main Entry: | elegant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | beautiful, tasteful |
| Synonyms: | affected, appropriate, apt, aristocratic, artistic, august, chic, choice, classic, clever, comely, courtly, cultured, dainty, delicate, dignified, effective, exquisite, fancy, fashionable, fine, genteel, graceful, grand, handsome, ingenious, luxurious, majestic, modish, neat, nice, noble, opulent, ornate, ostentatious, overdone, polished, rare, refined, rich, select, simple, stately, stuffy, stylish, sumptuous, superior, turgid, well-bred, cultivated, ornamented, recherché, stylized |
| Antonyms: | crude, inelegant, rough, ugly, unfashionable, unrefined, unsophisticated, untasteful |
| Main Entry: | eminent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very important; famous |
| Synonyms: | VIP*, august, celebrated, conspicuous, distinguished, dominant, elevated, exalted, famed, grand, great, high, illustrious, lofty, name, noble, notable, noted, noteworthy, outstanding, paramount, preeminent, prestigious, prominent, renowned, star, superior, well-known, big-gun, big-league*, big-name, big-time, celeb, celebrious, esteemed, high-ranking, leonine, lionlike, of note, page-oner, redoubted, superstar |
| Antonyms: | inferior, undistinguished, unimportant, disrespected, unnotable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | enviable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | desired, blessed |
| Synonyms: | advantageous, desirable, excellent, favored, fortunate, good, lucky, privileged, superior, welcome, covetable |
| Antonyms: | disadvantaged, undesirable, unlucky, undesired, unenviable, unfavored |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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