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

Rhymes with SUPERIORITY

exteriority, inferiority, interiority, posteriority