| comparative | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. comparative, comparative degree | the comparative form of an adjective or adverb.; "`faster' is the comparative of the adjective `fast'"; "`less famous' is the comparative degree of the adjective `famous'"; "`more surely' is the comparative of the adverb `surely'" |
| ~ adjective | a word that expresses an attribute of something. |
| ~ adverb | a word that modifies something other than a noun. |
| ~ best, better | (comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable.; "it would be better to speak to him"; "the White House thought it best not to respond" |
| ~ better | (comparative of `good') superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another.; "You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din"; "a better coat"; "a better type of car"; "a suit with a better fit"; "a better chance of success"; "produced a better mousetrap"; "she's better in math than in history" |
| ~ finer | (comparative of `fine') greater in quality or excellence.; "a finer wine"; "a finer musician" |
| ~ worse | (comparative of `bad') inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability.; "this road is worse than the first one we took"; "the road is in worse shape than it was"; "she was accused of worse things than cheating and lying" |
| ~ better | (comparative of `good') changed for the better in health or fitness.; "her health is better now"; "I feel better" |
| ~ farthermost, farthest, furthermost, furthest, uttermost, utmost | (comparatives of `far') most remote in space or time or order.; "had traveled to the farthest frontier"; "don't go beyond the farthermost (or furthermost) tree"; "explored the furthest reaches of space"; "the utmost tip of the peninsula" |
| ~ earlier, earliest | (comparative and superlative of `early') more early than; most early.; "a fashion popular in earlier times"; "his earlier work reflects the influence of his teacher"; "Verdi's earliest and most raucous opera" |
| ~ more, more than | (comparative of `much' used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree.; "more land"; "more support"; "more rain fell"; "more than a gallon" |
| ~ less | (comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree.; "of less importance"; "less time to spend with the family"; "a shower uses less water"; "less than three years old" |
| ~ more | (comparative of `many' used with count nouns) quantifier meaning greater in number.; "a hall with more seats"; "we have no more bananas"; "more than one" |
| ~ fewer | (comparative of `few' used with count nouns) quantifier meaning a smaller number of.; "fewer birds came this year"; "the birds are fewer this year"; "fewer trains were late" |
| ~ worse | (comparative of `ill') in a less effective or successful or desirable manner.; "he did worse on the second exam" |
| ~ closer, nearer, nigher | (comparative of `near' or `close') within a shorter distance.; "come closer, my dear!"; "they drew nearer"; "getting nearer to the true explanation" |
| adj. (pertain) | 2. comparative | relating to or based on or involving comparison.; "comparative linguistics" |
| adj. | 3. comparative, relative | estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete.; "a relative stranger" |
| ~ relational | having a relation or being related. |
| 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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