1
as in arrogance
an exaggerated sense of one's importance that shows itself in the making of excessive or unjustified claims
the superiority of some of the customers at the exclusive beauty salon is enough to curl your hair
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as in excellence
exceptionally high quality
the superiority of tree-ripened mangoes might make you want to spend the rest of your life in a tropical climate
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as in dominance
the fact or state of being above others in rank or importance
the superiority of the nation in military might
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Recent Examples of superiority
Europeans, including Las Casas initially, claimed superiority as Christians, as most of the Africans Europeans encountered were either Muslim or animist.
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Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
The United States maintains overwhelming technological superiority but with increasingly unpredictable commitments.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
By dispelling the myth of SPS superiority, this study opens the door to more flexible and cost-effective production strategies, accelerating the path toward safer, high-performance solid-state batteries, according to the study.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2025
But she is best remembered for Keeping Up Appearances and her role as Hyacinth Bucket, a working-class woman with pretensions of social superiority.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 3 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for superiority
Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
The United States maintains overwhelming technological superiority but with increasingly unpredictable commitments.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
By dispelling the myth of SPS superiority, this study opens the door to more flexible and cost-effective production strategies, accelerating the path toward safer, high-performance solid-state batteries, according to the study.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2025
But she is best remembered for Keeping Up Appearances and her role as Hyacinth Bucket, a working-class woman with pretensions of social superiority.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 3 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for superiority
Recent Examples of Synonyms for superiority
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In a post dripping with arrogance, Lynch dished out demeaning nicknames for her recent opponents.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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This propensity for mental acrobatics, alongside his immense arrogance, was how Epstein rationalized his crimes to himself.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
25 Oct. 2025
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Microsoft returned to AfroTech in Houston for the second year to champion Black excellence in tech—bringing together creatives, innovators, and future tech leaders during its three-day House of Black TechXcellence experience.—
Essence,
Essence,
10 Nov. 2025
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Mills was selected for his academic excellence, creative sensitivity and dedication, embodying the values that made Renne a fundamental figure in the fashion world.—
Andrea Onate,
Footwear News,
10 Nov. 2025
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Leader Xi Jinping has pushed to modernize the military, particularly the navy, to challenge US dominance in the South China Sea and assert sovereignty claims over Taiwan.—
Brendan Ruberry,
semafor.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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This trend suggests to me that the global dominance of English has diminished the need—and, over time, the desire—for native speakers to expand their linguistic terrain.—
Ross Benjamin,
The Atlantic,
10 Nov. 2025
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Education was considered an individual pursuit marked by moral excellency and only the students who did the best in school would have proceeded to higher education.—
Sara Novak,
Discover Magazine,
12 Nov. 2024
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Zurich said the Game Changer Award pays tribute to excellency in the film business with a focus on leaders that not only cherish change and forward-thinking approaches in the business, but also stand for the DNA of what cinema has represented since its invention.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
10 Sep. 2024
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Instead, Gorsuch has drawn a distinction between the right to marry and the right to decline expressive participation in a ceremony.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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Gill will accept the distinction during Country Music’s Biggest Night, which will stream the following day on Hulu, after a special tribute performance.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
10 Nov. 2025
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But a couple of decades later, the rise of big-box retailers that boasted lower prices, like Walmart and Target, challenged that supremacy.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
7 Nov. 2025
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In benchmark tests using Random Circuit Sampling (RCS), the same method used by Google to demonstrate quantum supremacy, Helios achieved results that would be practically impossible for any classical supercomputer.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Nov. 2025
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Zwicky, which scans the night sky with a wide-field camera, has a reputation of enabling astronomers to discover transients or fleeting cosmic phenomena, such as quickly flaring supernovae.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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Each partnership underscores the home’s growing reputation as a hub for connection, celebration, and cultural impact.—
Essence,
Essence,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Superiority.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superiority. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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