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superior
adverbs
far/vastly/greatly superior
• They soon realized that the opposing team’s players were far superior to their own.
infinitely superior
(= very much better )
• You’d be better off visiting the infinitely superior Imperial War Museum.
inherently superior
(= better because of its nature )
• He believed that some races were inherently superior to others.
morally superior
• They also accuse Christians of pretending to be morally superior.
technically superior
• Our job is to convince consumers that our product is technically superior to its competitors.
nouns
superior quality
• Digital radios offer a superior quality of sound.
superior performance
• This boat meets the needs of serious yachtsmen who demand superior performance.
superior knowledge/intelligence
• She was always showing off her superior knowledge.
superior strength/power
• He used his superior strength to wrestle Ben to the ground.
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noun ADJ. immediate The form has to be signed by your immediate superior. | social VERB + SUPERIOR report sb/sth to She threatened to report the assistant to his superiors., adj. VERBS be, look, seem | become | make sth What is it that makes this technique superior? | consider sth, see sth as I don't see either product as superior to the other. ADV. clearly, distinctly, far, greatly, markedly, vastly The new products are far superior to the old ones. They defeated a greatly superior Roman army. | altogether, infinitely, wholly The house was altogether superior to the kind of thing most men of Adam's age could aspire to. | rather, slightly, somewhat | inherently, intrinsically, naturally | supposedly | undoubtedly | numerically the numerically superior (= larger in numbers) British forces | economically, educationally, intellectually, morally, socially, technically PREP. in a microwave that is vastly superior in design to all other models | to She felt socially superior to most of her neighbours.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary