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superiority Definition

su·pe·ri·or·ity (sə pir′ē ôrə tē)

noun

  1. the state or quality of being superior, or higher, greater, better, etc.
  2. pl. -·ties an instance of this

superiority Synonyms

superiority

n.

supremacy, preponderance, advantage; see perfection 3.

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

  • race: At the heart of fascism is the idea of the superiority of one race or one nation over others.
  • force: The government had taken care to have an overwhelming superiority of force.
superiority Quotes

A solitary laugh is often a laugh of superiority.

—Greene, (Henry) Graham

The superiority of one man's opinion over another's is never so great as when the opinion is about a woman.

—James, Henry