Synonyms for superiority
Most common
excellence greatness distinction eminence supremacy ascendancy
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Excellence
excellence, greatness, distinction, eminence, transcendence, transcendency
2. Supremacy
supremacy, ascendancy, advantage, dominance, predominance, pre-eminence, ascendance, mastery, dominion, preponderance, better, precedence, majority, prerogative, seniority, upper hand, priority, precedency, predominancy, domination
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
The state of being superior.
Many US colleges want to achieve superiority in the sport of football.
- n. 2
The right which the superior enjoys in the land held by the vassal.
Related words
- Word family
- superior
- Is a kind of
- inequality
Forms
- Plural
- superiorities → excellences, greatnesses, distinctions, eminences…
Example sentences
- distinction He makes no distinction between right and wrong.
- excellence He won the prize for excellence in all subjects.
- greatness I always knew that Tom was destined for greatness.
- eminence He won eminence as a scientist.
- supremacy Layla joined a white-supremacy group.
- ascendancy He had been completely under his wife's ascendancy.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| superiority | steady | |
| distinction | steady | |
| excellence | steady | |
| greatness | steady | |
| eminence | falling | |
| supremacy | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- odds1
- 6 letters
- better2
- 7 letters
- mastery3
- 8 letters
- majority4, priority4, dominion3, eminence3
- 9 letters
- advantage3, dominance3, greatness2, supremacy4, seniority4
- 10 letters
- excellence3, domination4, precedence3, ascendancy4, ascendance3, precedency
- 11 letters
- distinction3, prerogative4
- 12 letters
- predominance4, predominancy, superiorness
- 13 letters
- transcendence3, preponderance3, transcendency
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (better2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- supériorité
- Español
- superioridad