superiority

superiority
noun
ADJECTIVE
absolute, overwhelming
effortless

Driving the Jaguar gave him a feeling of effortless superiority.

inherent, innate, natural
biological, cultural, intellectual, moral, numerical, physical, racial, social, technical, technological

a discredited ideology of racial superiority

male, white

his air of male superiority

an ideology of white superiority

air, military, naval
VERB + SUPERIORITY
achieve, establish

the enemy's attempts to establish air superiority

enjoy, have

For a long time France enjoyed overwhelming superiority in this field.

confirm, convince sb of, demonstrate, prove, show, underline (esp. BrE)
maintain
assert, assume, claim, imply

The use of the words ‘modern’ and ‘old’ is not meant to imply the superiority of one over the other.

acknowledge

Their team has had to acknowledge Australia's superiority in recent years.

SUPERIORITY + NOUN
complex

the perception that they have a superiority complex

PREPOSITION
superiority in

We should make use of our superiority in numbers.

superiority over

the company's clear technological superiority over its rivals

superiority to

The settlers remained convinced of their superiority to the native population.

PHRASES
an air of superiority

He spoke with an air of superiority.

a feeling of superiority, a sense of superiority

Collocations dictionary. 2013.

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  • Superiority — Su*pe ri*or i*ty, n. [Cf. F. sup[ e]riorit[ e], LL. superioritas.] The quality, state, or condition of being superior; as, superiority of rank; superiority in merit. [1913 Webster] Syn: Pre[ e]minence; excellence; predominancy; prevalence;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • superiority — index advantage, dint, distinction (reputation), edge (advantage), eminence, hegemony, importance …   Law dictionary

  • superiority — late 15c., from O.Fr. superiorite or directly from M.L. superioritas, from super “above, over” (see SUPER (Cf. super )) …   Etymology dictionary

  • superiority — [n] advantage, predominance ahead, ascendancy, authority, better, bulge, dominance, edge, eminence, excellence, influence, lead, meliority, nobility, perfection, position, power, predomination, preeminence, preponderance, prestige, prevalence,… …   New thesaurus

  • superiority — ► NOUN ▪ the state of being superior …   English terms dictionary

  • superiority — [sə pir΄ē ôr′ə tē] n. 1. the state or quality of being superior, or higher, greater, better, etc. 2. pl. superiorities an instance of this …   English World dictionary

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  • Superiority — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Supremacy. < N PARAG:Superiority >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 superiority superiority majority Sgm: N 1 greatness greatness &c. 31 Sgm: N 1 advantage advantage Sgm: N 1 pull pull Sgm: N 1 preponderance …   English dictionary for students

  • superiority — su|per|i|or|i|ty [su:ˌpıəriˈɔrıti US suˌpıriˈo: , ˈa: ] n [U] 1.) the quality of being better, more skilful, more powerful etc than other people or things ≠ ↑inferiority superiority of ▪ the supposed superiority of the male sex superiority over ▪ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • superiority — su|pe|ri|or|i|ty [ su,pıri ɔrəti ] noun uncount 1. ) the fact that one person or thing is better, more powerful, etc. than another: Their country relies heavily on its air superiority. superiority of: They argued for the superiority of private… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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