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Main Entry: superiority
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: advantage, predominance

Synonyms:

ahead, ascendancy, authority, better, bulge, dominance, edge, eminence, excellence, influence, lead, meliority, nobility, perfection, position, power, predomination, preeminence, preponderance, prestige, prevalence, pull, rank, spark, supremacy, top, transcendence, upper hand, vantage, victory, whip hand

Antonyms:

disadvantage, inferiority, subservience
Concept Thesaurus
Concept: Superiority. [Supremacy]
Category: 2. COMPARATIVE QUANTITY; QUANTITY BY COMPARISON WITH A SIMILAR OBJECT

Synonyms:

-nouns
superiority, majority; greatness; advantage; pull; preponderance, preponderation; vantage ground, prevalence, partiality; personal superiority; nobility (rank); Triton among the minnows, primus inter pares, nulli secundus, captain; crackerjack., supremacy, preeminence; lead; maximum; record; climax; culmination (summit); transcendence; ne plus ultra; lion's share, Benjamin's mess; excess, surplus (remainder); (redundance).
-verbs
be superior; exceed, excel, transcend; outdo, outbalance, outweigh, outrank, outrival, out-Herod; pass, surpass, get ahead of; overtop, override, overpass, overbalance, overweigh, overmatch; top, o'ertop, cap, beat, cut out; beat hollow; outstrip; eclipse, throw into the shade, take the shine out of, outshine, put one's nose out of joint; have the upper hand, have the whip hand of, have the advantage; turn the scale, kick the beam; play first fiddle (importance); preponderate, predominate, prevail; precede, take precedence, come first; come to a head, culminate; beat all others, bear the palm; break the record; take the cake., become larger, render larger (increase) [more], (expand) [more].
-adjectives
superior, greater, major, higher; exceeding; great; distinguished, ultra; vaulting; more than a match for., supreme, greatest, utmost, paramount, preeminent, foremost, crowning; first-rate (important) [more], (excellent) [more]; 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 (topmost); transcendent, transcendental; plus royaliste que le Roi, more catholic than the Pope, increased (added to); enlarged (expanded).
-adverbs
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., [in a superior or supreme degree] eminently, egregiously, preeminently, surpassing, prominently, superlatively, supremely, above all, of all things, the most, to crown all, par excellence, principally, especially, particularly, peculiarly, a fortiori, even, yea, still more.
-phrases
"I shall not look upon his like again" [Hamlet]; deos fortioribus addesse [Tacitus]. [more]

Antonyms:

inferiority
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Main Entry: advantage
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: benefit, favored position or circumstance

Synonyms:

aid, ascendancy, asset, assistance, authority, avail, blessing, boon, break, choice, comfort, convenience, dominance, edge, eminence, expediency, favor, gain, good, gratification, help, hold, improvement, influence, interest, lead, leeway, leg-up, leverage, luck, mastery, odds, position, power, pre-eminence, precedence, preference, prestige, prevalence, profit, protection, recognition, resources, return, sanction, starting, superiority, support, supremacy, upper hand, utility, wealth
Notes: advantage is a relatively favorable position; superiority of means while vantage is a position, condition, or opportunity that is likely to provide superiority or an advantage

Antonyms:

disadvantage, drawback, handicap, hindrance, loss, obstacle, restriction
Main Entry: ascendancy/ascendency
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: domination

Synonyms:

advantage, authority, command, control, dominance, dominion, edge, influence, jump*, leg up, mastery, on top, power, predominance, preeminence, prepotence, prevalence, reign, rule, sovereignty, superiority, supremacy, sway, upper hand, whip hand

Antonyms:

decline, inferiority, powerlessness, subordination
Main Entry: ceiling
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: maximum

Synonyms:

legal price, record, superiority, top

Antonyms:

minimum
Main Entry: distinction
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: prominence; achievement

Synonyms:

accolade, account, award, badge, bays, celebrity, consequence, credit, decoration, eminence, excellence, fame, flair, greatness, illustriousness, importance, kudos, laurels, manner, merit, name, note, perfection, preeminence, prestige, quality, rank, renown, reputation, repute, style, superiority, worth

Antonyms:

insignificance, lowliness, mediocrity, unimportance
Main Entry: domination
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: control; subjection

Synonyms:

ascendancy, authority, command, despotism, dictatorship, dominance, dominion, influence, jurisdiction, might, oppression, power, preponderancy, prepotence, prepotency, repression, rule, sovereignty, strings, subordination, superiority, suppression, supremacy, sway, tyranny

Antonyms:

following, submission, surrender, yielding
Main Entry: edge
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: advantage

Synonyms:

allowance, ascendancy, bulge, dominance, draw, handicap, head start, lead, odds, start, superiority, upper hand, vantage

Antonyms:

block, disadvantage
Main Entry: egoism/egotism
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: self-centeredness

Synonyms:

arrogance, assurance, boastfulness, boasting, bragging, conceit, conceitedness, egocentricity, egomania, gasconade, haughtiness, insolence, megalomania, narcissism, ostentation, overconfidence, preoccupation with self, presumption, pride, self-absorption, self-admiration, self-confidence, self-importance, self-interest, self-love, self-possession, self-regard, self-worship, selfishness, superiority, swellheadedness, vainglory, vanity, vaunting

Antonyms:

altruism, humility, selflessness
Main Entry: eminence
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: importance, fame

Synonyms:

authority, celebrity, credit, dignity, distinction, esteem, famousness, glory, greatness, honor, illustriousness, influence, kudos, loftiness, notability, note, power, preeminence, prepotency, prestige, prominence, prominency, rank, renown, reputation, repute, significance, standing, superiority, weight

Antonyms:

inferiority, unimportance
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