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Superordinate

🔄 Synonyms of "Superordinate"

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WordDefinition
higher-upnounSomebody with greater authority, seniority, rank, status or position; one who outranks.
hypernymnoun(semantics) A superordinate word or phrase; a term whose referents form a set which includes as a subset the referents of a subordinate term—as, for example, insect (being a hypernym) for ant.
superordinate wordnouna word that is more generic than a given word
superiornounHigher in rank, status, or quality.

↔️ Antonyms of "Superordinate"

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inferiornoun(with to) Lower in rank, status, or quality.

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superiorHigher in rank, status, or quality.
higher-upnounSomebody with greater authority, seniority, rank, status or position; one who outranks.
hypernymnoun(semantics) A superordinate word or phrase; a term whose referents form a set which includes as a subset the referents of a subordinate term—as, for example, insect (being a hypernym) for ant.
superordinate wordnouna word that is more generic than a given word
uppernounAt a higher level, rank or position.
seniornoun(US) Of or pertaining to a student's final academic year at a high school (twelfth grade) or university.
topSituated on the top of something.
higherverb(transitive) To make higher; to raise or increase in amount or quantity.
supraordinatenounThat which is supraordinate.
majorGreater in dignity, rank, importance, significance, or interest.
uppermostAt or nearest the top of something.
grandnoun(music, plural "grands") A grand piano
rankingnounOne’s relative placement in a list.
supremenounThe highest point.
lastFinal, ultimate, coming after all others of its kind.
sovereignnounA monarch; the ruler of a country.
suprastatenounGreater than any one state (in its reach or organization)
overmost(obsolete) The highest (in authority, status, or elevation)
superiournounObsolete form of superior. [A person of higher rank or quality, especially a colleague in a higher position.]
paramountnounA chief or superior; (specifically, chiefly South Africa) an African chief having the highest status in a region; a paramount chief.

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🎨 Adjectives for "Superordinate"

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🏷️ Nouns for "Superordinate"

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📝 Common Phrases with "Superordinate"

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  • thesuperordinate
  • asuperordinate
  • ofsuperordinate
  • andsuperordinate
  • orsuperordinate
  • issuperordinate
  • tosuperordinate
  • assuperordinate
  • itssuperordinate
  • aresuperordinate
  • theirsuperordinate
  • insuperordinate
  • withsuperordinate
  • somesuperordinate

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