superiority
superiority
Definition
su·pe·ri·or·ity (sə pir′ē ôr′ə tē)
noun
- the state or quality of being superior, or higher, greater, better, etc.
- pl. -·ties an instance of this
superiority
Synonyms
superiority
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- assert: People of all backgrounds need to appreciate how race has been used as a tool to assert the superiority of certain groups over others.
- proclaim: What is the point of having any single faith schools if they arenât going to proclaim the superiority of their own faith?
- suppose: Not when their supposed superiority is thrust so wilfully down throats.
- demonstrate: ATI's new 3D cards demonstrate marked superiority over Nvidia's latest high-end chip, proving themselves faster overall in a smarter design.
- imply: A position of leadership does not imply spiritual superiority.
- assume: Being proud of ones ancestry is not assuming superiority.
Adjective modifier
- overwhelming: Six months later, Hungary confirms its overwhelming superiority over England with a 7 1 victory in Budapest, Hungary.
- smug: Next time you're reading a retrospective look at it with the opinion of smug superiority.
- racial: Underneath the veneer of smart suits, the BNP has deep set aims of racial superiority.
- innate: It isn't some innate superiority that has made women insist on these whole lives.
- effortless: Martin, Gilgamesh and Nick demonstrated effortless superiority with the frisbee.
- numerical: The attacker is likely to have numerical superiority to offset the defender being hidden.
Preposition: into
- goal: Paul Parry was brought on for Lee in the 75th minute as City tried to turn their second-half superiority into goals.
Modifies a noun
- fighter: Entering service in 1960: the F4 was designed as the first modern air superiority fighter for the United States Navy.
- complex: Total superiority complex, which was totally unnecessary.. choose to forget who pays his wages!
- count: THE Linnets inability to make their first-half superiority count proved costly against a poor Bath side.
Noun used with modifier
- air: Hitler was also told of the crushing enemy air superiority.
- information: There is a lot more that must be done to achieve information superiority.
Preposition: of
superiority Quotes
A solitary laugh is often a laugh of superiority.
The superiority of one man's opinion over another's is never so great as when the opinion is about a woman.
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