1. (

• superior ,
• higher-up ,
• superordinate

) one of greater rank or station or quality ;

2. (

• superior ,

) the head of a religious community ;

3. (

• victor ,
• master ,
• superior ,

) a combatant who is able to defeat rivals ;

4. (

• Lake_Superior ,
• Superior

) the largest freshwater lake in the world; the deepest of the Great Lakes ;

5. (

• Superior

) a town in northwest Wisconsin on Lake Superior across from Duluth ;

6. (

• superscript ,
• superior

) a character or symbol set or printed or written above and immediately to one side of another character ;

1. (

• superior ,

) of high or superior quality or performance; "superior wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students" ;

2. (

• superior ,

) of or characteristic of high rank or importance; "a superior ruler" ;

3. (

• superior

) (sometimes followed by `to') not subject to or influenced by; "overcome by a superior opponent"; "trust magnates who felt themselves superior to law" ;

4. (

• superscript ,
• superior

) written or printed above and to one side of another character ;

5. (

• superior ,

) having an orbit farther from the sun than the Earth's orbit; "Mars and Jupiter are the closest in of the superior planets" ;

6. (

• ranking ,
• superior ,
• higher-ranking

) having a higher rank; "superior officer" ;

7. (

• superior

) (often followed by `to') above being affected or influenced by; "he is superior to fear"; "an ignited firework proceeds superior to circumstances until its blazing vitality fades" ;