1
a
: of high grade or quality
b
—used as a generalized term of approval
a super cook
2
: very large or powerful
a super atomic bomb
3
: exhibiting the characteristics of its type to an extreme or excessive degree
super secrecy
1
[by shortening]
a
: supernumerary
especially
: a supernumerary actor
b
: superintendent, supervisor
especially
: the superintendent of an apartment building
2
[short for obsolete superhive]
: a removable upper story of a beehive
3
[super entry 1]
: a superfine grade or extra large size
4
[origin unknown]
: a thin loosely woven open-meshed starched cotton fabric used especially for reinforcing books
1
a(1)
: over and above : higher in quantity, quality, or degree than : more than
superhuman
(2)
: in addition : extra
supertax
b(1)
: exceeding or so as to exceed a norm
superheat
(2)
: in or to an extreme or excessive degree or intensity
supersubtle
c
: surpassing all or most others of its kind
superhighway
2
a
: situated or placed above, on, or at the top of
superlunary
specifically
: situated on the dorsal side of
b
: next above or higher
supertonic
3
: having the (specified) ingredient present in a large or unusually large proportion
superphosphate
4
: constituting a more inclusive category than that specified
superfamily
5
: superior in status, title, or position
superpower
Synonyms
Adjective
- astronomical
- astronomic
- Brobdingnagian
- bumper
- colossal
- cosmic
- cosmical
- cyclopean
- elephantine
- enormous
- galactic
- gargantuan
- giant
- gigantesque
- gigantic
- grand
- herculean
- heroic
- heroical
- Himalayan
- huge
- humongous
- humungous
- immense
- jumbo
- king-size
- king-sized
- leviathan
- mammoth
- massive
- mega
- mighty
- monster
- monstrous
- monumental
- mountainous
- oceanic
- pharaonic
- planetary
- prodigious
- super-duper
- supersize
- supersized
- titanic
- tremendous
- vast
- vasty
- walloping
- whacking
- whopping
Adverb
- achingly
- almighty
- archly
- awful
- awfully
- badly
- beastly
- blisteringly
- bone
- colossally
- corking
- cracking
- damn
- damned
- dang
- deadly
- desperately
- eminently
- enormously
- especially
- ever
- exceedingly
- exceeding
- extra
- extremely
- fabulously
- fantastically
- far
- fiercely
- filthy
- frightfully
- full
- greatly
- heavily
- highly
- hugely
- immensely
- incredibly
- intensely
- jolly
- majorly
- mightily
- mighty
- monstrous [chiefly dialect]
- mortally
- most
- much
- particularly
- passing
- rattling
- real
- really
- right
- roaring
- roaringly
- seriously
- severely
- so
- sore
- sorely
- spanking
- specially
- stinking
- such
- supremely
- surpassingly
- terribly
- that
- thumping
- too
- unco
- uncommonly
- vastly
- very
- vitally
- way
- whacking
- wicked
- wildly
Examples of super in a Sentence
Adjective
We had a super time.
“Yes, I'd love to come.” “Super! I'll see you later.”
Adverb
my computer is super slow this morning
Recent Examples on the Web
Alison Durkee, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
Kristen Stewart pulls off a ton of super hot looks in this movie, and all of them are probably already in your wardrobe with a few alterations.
—Evelyn Bauer, Them, 4 Sep. 2024
Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 8 Aug. 2024
Buildings with watchful supers or owners tended to survive.
—Ian Frazier, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
John Archer, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
Meaning, the mix of microbes that make up a healthy GI tract in one person might look super different in another.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 4 Sep. 2024
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Adjective
Democrats’ official committees—which can give directly to candidates and coordinate with their campaigns, unlike super PACs—reported having more cash on hand than Republicans, ending July with $151.3 million in cash while Republicans had $124.4 million.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
Kristen Stewart pulls off a ton of super hot looks in this movie, and all of them are probably already in your wardrobe with a few alterations.
—Evelyn Bauer, Them, 4 Sep. 2024
Noun
Wade was a super at the Albany Houses in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, from January 2019 until his arrest.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 8 Aug. 2024
Buildings with watchful supers or owners tended to survive.
—Ian Frazier, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
Adverb
Dialogue is super clean without losing context or sounding too bright.
—John Archer, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
Meaning, the mix of microbes that make up a healthy GI tract in one person might look super different in another.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 4 Sep. 2024
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“Super.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/super. Accessed 12 Sep. 2024.
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super
1 of 4 adjective
su·per
ˈsü-pər 
1
—used as an overall term of approval
a super cook
2
: very large or powerful
a super atomic bomb
3
: showing the characteristics of its type to an extreme degree
super secrecy
super
2 of 4 noun1
: an actor not listed with the regular cast
2
super
3 of 4 adverb1
: very entry 2 sense 1, extremely
a super fast car
2
: to a degree exceeding the usual or normal
super critical
super-
4 of 4 prefix1
a
: over and above : higher in quantity, quality, or degree than : more than
superfine
superhuman
b
: exceeding or so as to exceed what is usual or normal
supercool
c
: bigger, better, or more important than others of the same kind
superhighway
superstar
2
a
: situated or placed above, on, or at the top of
superimpose
b
: next above or higher
supertonic
Etymology
Prefix
derived from Latin super "over, above"
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