superiority

su·pe·ri·or·i·ty

noun
\su̇-ˌpir-ē-ˈȯr-ə-tē, ˌsü-, -ˈär-\

plural su·pe·ri·or·i·ties

Definition of SUPERIORITY

: the quality or state of being superior; also : a superior characteristic

Examples of SUPERIORITY

1. His success has given him a false sense of superiority.
2. <the superiority of some of the customers at the exclusive beauty salon is enough to curl your hair>

First Known Use of SUPERIORITY

15th century

Related to SUPERIORITY

Synonyms: assumption, bumptiousness, consequence, haughtiness, hauteur, high horse, huffiness, imperiousness, loftiness, lordliness, masterfulness, peremptoriness, pomposity, pompousness, presumptuousness, pretense (or pretence), pretension, pretentiousness, self-consequence, self-importance, superciliousness, arrogance, toploftiness

Antonyms: humility, modesty, unassumingness, unpretentiousness

Related Words: authoritativeness, bossiness, bowwow, brag, dominance, high-handedness; condescension, disdain, scorn; chest-thumping, inflation, self-assertion, side [chiefly British], snobbery, snobbishness, snobbism, snootiness; attitude, cheek, cheekiness, impertinence, impudence, sauciness; boastfulness, bombast, braggadocio, bravado, strut, swagger, triumphalism, vaingloriousness, vainglory; cockiness, complacence, conceit, egoism, egotism, pride, pridefulness, self-assumption, self-centeredness, self-complacency, self-conceit, self-content, self-contentment, self-opinion, self-partiality, self-satisfaction, smugness, swelled head, vanity; superiority complex

Near Antonyms: bashfulness, demureness, retiringness, shyness; diffidence, self-distrust, self-doubt, timidity, timidness; lowliness, meekness, mousiness, passiveness, passivity, submissiveness; quietness, reserve, reservedness

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Rhymes with SUPERIORITY

exteriority, inferiority, interiority, posteriority