superiority

Plural: superiorities

Noun

• the quality of being superior
• the quality of being at a competitive advantage
• displaying a sense of being better than others
  • "he hated the white man's superiority and condescension"
• the state of excelling or surpassing or going beyond usual limits
• The state of being superior.
• The right which the superior enjoys in the land held by the vassal.

Examples

• Many US colleges want to achieve superiority in the sport of football.

Synonyms

favorable position, favourable position, high quality, transcendence, transcendency, advantage, altitude, ascendance, ascendancy, betterhood, betterness, dominion, elderdom, excellence, forehand, greatness, leetness, mastery, overhand, precedency, precellence, precellency, predominance, preeminence, superiority, superiorness, supremacy

Antonyms

inferiority, low quality

Related Words

first among equals, goodness, highness, purity, superior, the upper hand, whip hand