superiority
[noun]
Synonyms: supremacy, advantage, ascendancy, excellence, lead, predominance

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Antonyms: inferiority
Related Words: ascendancy, dominance, supremacy

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

su‧per‧i‧or‧i‧ty /suːˌpɪəriˈɒrəti, suːˌpɪəriˈɒrɪti $ sʊˌpɪriˈɔː-, -ˈɑː-/ noun [uncountable]

1. the quality of being better, more skilful, more powerful etc than other people or things Antonym : inferiority
superiority of
the supposed superiority of the male sex
superiority over
the intellectual superiority of humans over other animals
superiority in
US superiority in air power

2. an attitude that shows you think you are better than other people – used to show disapproval:
Janet always spoke with an air of superiority.
his sense of superiority

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

superiority
noun
ADJ. absolute, complete, overwhelming, total | effortless Driving the Jaguar gave him a feeling of total control, effortless superiority.
inherent, innate, intrinsic, natural | academic, biological, cultural, intellectual, moral, numerical, physical, racial, social, technical, technological a discredited ideology of racial superiority
male, masculine his air of masculine superiority
air, military, naval
VERB + SUPERIORITY achieve, establish the enemy's attempts to establish air superiority
enjoy, have For a long time France enjoyed overwhelming superiority in this field.
confirm, convince sb of, demonstrate, prove, show, underline | maintain | assert, assume, claim, imply The use of the words ‘modern’ and ‘old’ is not meant to imply the superiority of one over the other.
acknowledge, bow to Their team has had to bow to Australia's superiority in recent years.
PREP. ~ in making use of their superiority in numbers
~ over the company's clear technological superiority over its rivals
~ to The settlers remained convinced of their superiority to the native population.
PHRASES a feeling/sense of superiority

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