superior
     adj 1: of high or superior quality or performance; "superior wisdom
            derived from experience"; "superior math students"
            [ant: {inferior}]
     2: of or characteristic of high rank or importance; "a superior
        officer" [ant: {inferior}]
     3: (sometimes followed by `to') not subject to or influenced
        by; "overcome by a superior opponent"; "trust magnates who
        felt themselves superior to law"
     4: written or printed above and to one side of another
        character [syn: {superscript}] [ant: {subscript}, {adscript}]
     5: having an orbit farther from the sun than the Earth's orbit;
        "Mars and Jupiter are the closest in of the superior
        planets" [ant: {inferior}]
     6: having a higher rank; "superior officer" [syn: {ranking(a)},
         {higher-ranking}]
     7: (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" [syn: {superior(p)}]
     n 1: one of greater rank or station or quality [syn: {higher-up},
           {superordinate}] [ant: {inferior}]
     2: the head of a religious community
     3: a combatant who is able to defeat rivals [syn: {victor}, {master}]
     4: the largest freshwater lake in the world; the deepest of the
        Great Lakes [syn: {Lake Superior}]
     5: a town in northwest Wisconsin on Lake Superior across from
        Duluth
     6: a character or symbol set or printed or written above and
        immediately to one side of another character [syn: {superscript}]
        [ant: {subscript}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0