Meaning & use
superiority
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The state or quality of being greater, better, or more advanced than others.
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The team's technical superiority was obvious from the first match.
He spoke with a tone of quiet superiority that annoyed his coworkers.
A note on using this word
Can describe a genuine advantage (skill, technology) or an unpleasant attitude ('a superiority complex').
Words with a similar meaning
dominancesupremacy
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Words with an opposite meaning
inferiority
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