| plurality | | |
| n. (state) | 1. plurality | the state of being plural.; "to mark plurality, one language may add an extra syllable to the word whereas another may simply change the vowel in the existing final syllable" |
| ~ state | the way something is with respect to its main attributes.; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state" |
| n. (quantity) | 2. battalion, large number, multitude, pack, plurality | a large indefinite number.; "a battalion of ants"; "a multitude of TV antennas"; "a plurality of religions" |
| ~ large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity | an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude. |
| n. (quantity) | 3. plurality, relative majority | (in an election with more than 2 options) the number of votes for the candidate or party receiving the greatest number (but less that half of the votes). |
| ~ election | a vote to select the winner of a position or political office.; "the results of the election will be announced tonight" |
| ~ relative quantity | a quantity relative to some purpose. |
| superiority | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. high quality, superiority | the quality of being superior. |
| ~ caliber, calibre, quality | a degree or grade of excellence or worth.; "the quality of students has risen"; "an executive of low caliber" |
| ~ choiceness, fineness | the quality of being very good indeed.; "the inn is distinguished by the fineness of its cuisine" |
| ~ first class | the highest rank in a classification. |
| ~ first water | the highest quality gems. |
| ~ ingeniousness, ingenuity, cleverness | the property of being ingenious.; "a plot of great ingenuity"; "the cleverness of its design" |
| n. (attribute) | 2. favorable position, favourable position, superiority | the quality of being at a competitive advantage. |
| ~ advantage, vantage | the quality of having a superior or more favorable position.; "the experience gave him the advantage over me" |
| ~ edge | a slight competitive advantage.; "he had an edge on the competition" |
| ~ inside track | a favorable position in a competition.; "the boss's son had the inside track for that job" |
| ~ upper hand, whip hand | position of advantage and control. |
| n. (attribute) | 3. superiority | displaying a sense of being better than others.; "he hated the white man's superiority and condescension" |
| ~ arrogance, haughtiness, hauteur, high-handedness, lordliness | overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors. |
| n. (state) | 4. superiority, transcendence, transcendency | the state of excelling or surpassing or going beyond usual limits. |
| ~ supremacy, domination, mastery | power to dominate or defeat.; "mastery of the seas" |
| higher-up | | |
| n. (person) | 1. higher-up, superior, superordinate | one of greater rank or station or quality. |
| ~ leader | a person who rules or guides or inspires others. |
| ~ better | a superior person having claim to precedence.; "the common man has been kept in his place by his betters" |
| ~ god | a man of such superior qualities that he seems like a deity to other people.; "he was a god among men" |
| ~ supervisor | one who supervises or has charge and direction of. |
| surpass | | |
| v. (stative) | 1. excel, stand out, surpass | distinguish oneself.; "She excelled in math" |
| ~ top, exceed, go past, overstep, transcend, pass | be superior or better than some standard.; "She exceeded our expectations"; "She topped her performance of last year" |
| ~ outrank, rank | take precedence or surpass others in rank. |
| ~ excel at, shine at | be good at.; "She shines at math" |
| v. (competition) | 2. exceed, outdo, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outstrip, surmount, surpass | be or do something to a greater degree.; "her performance surpasses that of any other student I know"; "She outdoes all other athletes"; "This exceeds all my expectations"; "This car outperforms all others in its class" |
| ~ beat, beat out, vanquish, trounce, crush, shell | come out better in a competition, race, or conflict.; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game" |
| ~ outsmart, outwit, circumvent, outfox, overreach, beat | beat through cleverness and wit.; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors" |
| ~ outgrow | grow faster than. |
| ~ outcry, outshout | shout louder than. |
| ~ outroar | roar louder than. |
| ~ outsail | sail faster or better than.; "They outsailed the Roman fleet" |
| ~ outdraw | draw a gun faster, or best someone in a gunfight. |
| ~ outsell | sell more than others.; "This salesman outsells his colleagues" |
| ~ outsell | be sold more often than other, similar products.; "The new Toyota outsells the Honda by a wide margin" |
| ~ outpace | surpass in speed.; "Malthus believed that population increase would outpace increases in the means of subsistence" |
| ~ better, break | surpass in excellence.; "She bettered her own record"; "break a record" |
| ~ outshine | attract more attention and praise than others.; "This film outshone all the others in quality" |
| ~ outrange | have a greater range than (another gun). |
| ~ outweigh | be heavier than. |
| ~ outbrave | be braver than. |
| ~ out-herod | surpass someone in cruelty or evil. |
| ~ outfox | outdo someone in trickery. |
| ~ shame | surpass or beat by a wide margin. |
| ~ outmarch | march longer distances and for a longer time than.; "This guy can outmarch anyone!" |
| ~ outwear | last longer than others.; "This material outwears all others" |
| v. (motion) | 3. go by, go past, pass, pass by, surpass, travel by | move past.; "A black limousine passed by when she looked out the window"; "He passed his professor in the hall"; "One line of soldiers surpassed the other" |
| ~ go, locomote, move, travel | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically.; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" |
| ~ skirt | pass around or about; move along the border.; "The boat skirted the coast" |
| ~ run by | pass by while running.; "We watched children were running by" |
| ~ fly by | pass by while flying.; "An enemy plane flew by" |
| ~ whisk by, zip by, fly by | move by very quickly. |
| v. (stative) | 4. exceed, surpass, transcend | be greater in scope or size than some standard.; "Their loyalty exceeds their national bonds" |
| ~ overgrow | grow too large. |
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