What are the opposite words for inferior?
Inferior is a word that refers to something or someone of lower rank, quality or status compared to others. Antonyms, on the other hand, are words that have opposite meanings. When it comes to finding antonyms for inferior, words such as superior, excellent, outstanding, exceptional, top-notch, first-rate, and exemplary can be used. For instance, when describing the quality of goods or service, one can say "the quality of product was exceptional, with no room for anything inferior." Similarly, when referring to a person's status, saying "he was at the top of his class, far superior to his peers" provides a clear antonym for inferior.
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- above
- superior
- master
- equal
- fellow
- lord
- person
- peer
- better
- senior
- one of equal rank
- male or female colleague, friend
- person of lesser rank, importance
- person who is another's equal
- excellent
- perfect
- good
- tasteful
- choice
- preceding
- front
- irregular
- high
- beautiful
- influential
- top
- important
- central
- commanding
- elegant
- rank
- extreme
- elevated
- exceptional
- arch
- bigger
- capital
- chief
- classy
- deluxe
- dominant
- elite
- eminent
- essential
- extraordinary
- fantastic
- fine
- full
- governing
- grand
- great
- gross
- high-class
- impressive
- incomparable
- main
- major
- marvelous
- notable
- peerless
- plush
- posh
- prevalent
- primary
- principal
- prominent
- ruling
- singular
- spectacular
- sterling
- sumptuous
- swanky
- terrific
- transcendent
- unequaled
- unparalleled
- unrivaled
- unsurpassed
- well-known
- adequate
- admirable
- ascendant
- basic
- cardinal
- champion
- chosen
- crack
- dainty
- dandy
- decent
- exclusive
- exquisite
- fabulous
- famous
- favored
- first
- first-class
- first-rate
- foremost
- glorious
- illustrious
- imposing
- intense
- luxurious
- noteworthy
- outstanding
- paramount
- passable
- predominant
- preeminent
- preferred
- renowned
- royal
- select
- sensational
- showy
- sovereign
- splendid
- sublime
- superb
- superlative
- supreme
- thorough
- topnotch
- tremendous
- ultimate
- unmatched
- vintage
- best
- all
- enough, able
- held in great respect
- principal, superior
- primary/prime
- gorgeous
- physically attractive
- most excellent
- excelling, more excellent
- transcendent/transcendental
- famous, outstanding
- main, essential
- important, key
- main, principal; in the middle
- best, excellent
- most important, essential
- best, superior
- stylish, having panache
- superior, authoritative
- utter, absolute
- super, first-rate
- delicate, fragile, fine
- fine, excellent
- sufficient, tolerable
- superior, plush
- superior, controlling
- beautiful, tasteful
- best, first-class
- very important; famous
- important, vital
- classic/classical
- superior, wonderful
- unshared, restricted
- beautiful, excellent, finely detailed
- unique
- strange and wonderful
- amazing, wonderful
- wonderful, excellent
- excellent, masterly
- earliest in order
- first-class/first-rate
- highest quality
- effective, powerful
- leading
- first in rank, order
- lead, beginning
- adored, idiolized; divine
- pleasant, fine
- beautiful, magnificent
- most important
- impressive, great
- important, celebrated
- most important; chief
- tall; at a great distance aloft
- taller
- famous, prominent
- poor, second-rate
- less in rank, importance
- affluent, indulgent
- glorious, wonderful
- principal, predominant
- superb, great
- expert, skilled
- best, greatest
- important; famous
- acceptable, admissible
- having no equal; superior
- astounding, exceptional
- luxurious, upper-class
- earlier, above
- ruling; most important
- most important; superior
- leading; original
- accepted, widespread
- extraordinary, unusual
- monarchical, grand
- dominant, governing
- excellent, elite, preferable
- older or of higher rank
- flamboyant, flashy
- wonderful, impressive
- luxurious, expensive
- famous, illustrious
- high-quality
- great, magnificent
- luxurious, splendid
- excellent, first-rate
- better, greater, higher; excellent
- excellent, first-class
- greatest, principal
- nice, refined
- best, most important; highest
- huge, overwhelming
- supreme, pre-eminent
- familiar, famous
- great, extraordinary
- Other relevant words
- Other antonyms
- above
-
superior
- head honcho,
- higher up,
- CEOS,
- higherup,
- key player,
- key players,
- super visor,
- super-visors,
- masterly,
- overlying,
- superhuman,
- superincumbent,
- a cut above,
- of higher rank,
- good quality,
- high caliber,
- high-caliber,
- highcaliber,
- highhat,
- in solent,
- in-solent,
- more above,
- more high and mighty,
- more high caliber,
- more high-and-mighty,
- more high-caliber,
- more highcaliber,
- more overlying,
- more superincumbent,
- more upstage,
- most high and mighty,
- most high caliber,
- most high hat,
- most high-and-mighty,
- most high-caliber,
- most high-hat,
- most highcaliber,
- most overlying,
- most superincumbent,
- most upstage,
- most wiseguy,
- over lying,
- over-lying,
- stuck up,
- stuckup,
- super human,
- super incumbent,
- super-human,
- super-incumbent,
- up pity,
- up stage,
- up-pity,
- up-stage,
- wiseguy.
-
master
- lord.
- equal
- fellow
- lord
- person
- peer
- better
-
senior
- ancients,
- doyen,
- doyenne,
- firstborn,
- oldtimer,
- retired person,
- old folk,
- first-born,
- grand father,
- doyennes,
- doyens,
- elderly people,
- elderly person,
- elderly persons,
- first born,
- first borns,
- first-borns,
- firstborns,
- golden-ager,
- golden-agers,
- goldenager,
- goldenagers,
- grand fathers,
- grand-father,
- grand-fathers,
- grand-mothers,
- old folks,
- old timer,
- retired people,
- retired persons,
- next higher.
- one of equal rank
- male or female colleague, friend
- person of lesser rank, importance
-
person who is another's equal
- peer.
- excellent
-
perfect
- on the button,
- perfect,
- unalloyed,
- unmixed,
- Indefectible,
- bull's eye,
- to a turn,
- a t,
- a turn,
- on target,
- bull eye,
- bull'seye,
- bull-eye,
- bulleye,
- bulls eye,
- bulls-eye,
- bullseye,
- de finite,
- de-finite,
- dead on,
- deadon,
- defectless,
- ex act,
- ex celling,
- ex press,
- ex-act,
- ex-celling,
- ex-press,
- in defectible,
- in-defectible,
- more defectless,
- more indefectible,
- more unalloyed,
- more unbroken,
- more unmixed,
- most defectless,
- most indefectible,
- most textbook,
- most unalloyed,
- most unbroken,
- most unmixed,
- on button,
- on money,
- to t,
- to turn,
- un adulterated,
- un broken,
- un damaged,
- un erring,
- un impaired,
- un marred,
- un mixed,
- un tainted,
- un tarnished,
- un-adulterated,
- un-alloyed,
- un-blemished,
- un-broken,
- un-damaged,
- un-impaired,
- un-marred,
- un-mixed,
- un-tainted,
- un-tarnished.
- good
- tasteful
-
choice
- elect,
- hand-picked,
- rarest,
- hand picked,
- more elect,
- more hand picked,
- more hand-picked,
- more handpicked,
- more preferred,
- more winner,
- most elect,
- most hand picked,
- most hand-picked,
- most handpicked,
- most special,
- most valuable,
- most winner,
- solid gold,
- topdrawer,
- un common,
- un commoner,
- un commonest,
- un usual,
- un-common,
- un-commoner,
- un-commonest,
- un-usual.
-
preceding
- aforementioned,
- precursory,
- preexistent,
- prevenient,
- prodromal,
- supra,
- pre-existent,
- Precursive,
- forerunning,
- aforeknown,
- fore going,
- fore running,
- fore-going,
- fore-running,
- leadest,
- more above mentioned,
- more above named,
- more above-mentioned,
- more above-named,
- more abovementioned,
- more abovenamed,
- more aforeknown,
- more aforementioned,
- more forerunning,
- more heretofore,
- more pioneering,
- more precedent,
- more precursive,
- more precursory,
- more preexistent,
- more prevenient,
- more supra,
- most above named,
- most above-mentioned,
- most above-named,
- most abovenamed,
- most aforeknown,
- most aforementioned,
- most before,
- most forerunning,
- most heretofore,
- most pioneering,
- most precedent,
- most precursive,
- most precursory,
- most preexistent,
- most prodromal,
- most supra,
- pre ceding,
- pre cursive,
- pre cursory,
- pre existent,
- pre-ceding,
- pre-cursive.
- front
- irregular
-
high
- altitudinous,
- euphoric,
- High-reaching,
- skyscraping,
- tanked,
- ex cited,
- ex-cited,
- high pitched,
- high priced,
- highpitched,
- highpriced,
- highreaching,
- more altitudinous,
- more euphoric,
- more high reaching,
- more high-reaching,
- more highreaching,
- more hovering,
- more intensified,
- more reeking,
- more sky scraping,
- more sky-scraping,
- more tanked,
- more uplifted,
- more upraised,
- most altitudinous,
- most euphoric,
- most high reaching,
- most high-reaching,
- most highreaching,
- most hovering,
- most intensified,
- most reeking,
- most sky scraping,
- most sky-scraping,
- most soprano,
- most tanked,
- most uplifted,
- most upraised,
- on a trip,
- on trip,
- re eking,
- re-eking,
- sky high,
- sky scraping,
- sky-scraping,
- skyhigh,
- up lifted,
- up raised,
- up-lifted,
- up-raised.
- beautiful
- influential
- top
- important
-
central
- axial,
- centric,
- centroidal,
- middlemost,
- midmost,
- nuclear,
- umbilical,
- Omphalic,
- in most,
- inter mediate,
- mid most,
- mid way,
- mid-way,
- middle most,
- middle-most,
- more axial,
- more centric,
- more centroidal,
- more middlemost,
- more midmost,
- more nuclear,
- more omphalic,
- most axial,
- most centroidal,
- most middlemost,
- most midmost,
- most nuclear,
- most umbilical.
- commanding
- elegant
- rank
- extreme
- elevated
- exceptional
- arch
- bigger
-
capital
- famous,
- world-class,
- five-star,
- five star,
- fivestar,
- flyest,
- more five star,
- more five-star,
- more fivestar,
- more overruling,
- more world class,
- more world-class,
- more worldclass,
- most famous,
- most five star,
- most five-star,
- most fivestar,
- most overruling,
- most world class,
- most world-class,
- most worldclass,
- over ruling,
- over-ruling,
- under-lying,
- worldclass.
- chief
- classy
- deluxe
-
dominant
- prevailing,
- overbalancing,
- overweighing,
- Over-bearing,
- more obtaining,
- more outweighing,
- more overbalancing,
- more overweighing,
- more predominate,
- most obtaining,
- most outweighing,
- most overbalancing,
- most overweighing,
- most predominate,
- out weighing,
- out-weighing,
- over balancing,
- over bearing,
- over weighing,
- over-balancing,
- over-weighing,
- pre dominate,
- pre siding,
- pre vailing,
- pre-dominate,
- pre-siding,
- pre-vailing.
- elite
-
eminent
- elevated,
- leonine,
- namer,
- Celebrious,
- Lionlike,
- Redoubted,
- superstar,
- big gun,
- big-name,
- celeb,
- of note,
- big-gun,
- biggun,
- bigleague,
- bigname,
- high ranking,
- highranking,
- more big gun,
- more big name,
- more big-gun,
- more big-name,
- more biggun,
- more bigname,
- more celeb,
- more celebrious,
- more esteemed,
- more leonine,
- more lionlike,
- more page oner,
- more page-oner,
- more pageoner,
- more redoubted,
- most big gun,
- most big name,
- most big-gun,
- most big-name,
- most biggun,
- most bigname,
- most celeb,
- most celebrious,
- most esteemed,
- most leonine,
- most lionlike,
- most page oner,
- most page-oner,
- most pageoner,
- most redoubted,
- namest,
- page oner,
- page-oner,
- pageoner,
- re doubted,
- re-doubted,
- super star,
- super starrer,
- super starrest,
- super-star,
- super-starrer,
- super-starrest,
- superstarrer,
- superstarrest.
- essential
- extraordinary
- fantastic
- fine
- full
-
governing
- presidential,
- more conducting,
- more gubernatorial,
- more ordering,
- more overseeing,
- more presidential,
- more superintending,
- most conducting,
- most gubernatorial,
- most mastering,
- most ordering,
- most overseeing,
- most presidential,
- most superintending,
- over seeing,
- re straining,
- re-straining,
- super intending,
- super-intending.
- grand
- great
- gross
- high-class
- impressive
- incomparable
- main
- major
- marvelous
- notable
-
peerless
- unexampled,
- unrivaled,
- Gilt-edge,
- Unparagoned,
- all time,
- alltime,
- gilt edge,
- giltedge,
- more gilt edge,
- more giltedge,
- more solid gold,
- more solid-gold,
- more solidgold,
- more unexampled,
- more unparagoned,
- most gilt edge,
- most giltedge,
- most solid gold,
- most solid-gold,
- most solidgold,
- most unexampled,
- most unparagoned,
- solid-gold,
- solidgold,
- un exampled,
- un paragoned,
- un-exampled,
- un-paragoned.
- plush
- posh
- prevalent
- primary
- principal
- prominent
- ruling
- singular
- spectacular
- sterling
- sumptuous
- swanky
- terrific
- transcendent
- unequaled
- unparalleled
- unrivaled
- unsurpassed
- well-known
- adequate
-
admirable
- copacetic,
- A 1,
- super-duper,
- superduper,
- a ok,
- best ever,
- cat pajamas,
- cat's pajamas,
- cats pajamas,
- de serving,
- de-serving,
- dreamest,
- hunky dory,
- more a ok,
- more a-ok,
- more aok,
- more copacetic,
- more crackerjack,
- more meritable,
- more super duper,
- more super-duper,
- more superduper,
- most a ok,
- most a-ok,
- most aok,
- most crackerjack,
- most meritable,
- most super duper,
- most super-duper,
- most superduper,
- out of world,
- out sight,
- out this world,
- out world,
- super duper,
- un-real,
- zero cool.
- ascendant
- basic
- cardinal
- champion
- chosen
- crack
- dainty
- dandy
- decent
- exclusive
- exquisite
- fabulous
-
famous
- renowned,
- in limelight,
- in spotlight,
- more applauded,
- more lionized,
- more much publicized,
- more much-publicized,
- more muchpublicized,
- most applauded,
- most lionized,
- most much publicized,
- most much-publicized,
- most muchpublicized,
- much-publicized,
- muchpublicized,
- re cognized,
- re-cognized,
- talked about.
- favored
-
first
- in the beginning,
- lead off,
- Headmost,
- Primogenial,
- numero uno,
- be ginning,
- be-ginning,
- head most,
- head of the line,
- head the line,
- head-most,
- in augural,
- in beginning,
- in-augural,
- more ahead,
- more beginning,
- more headmost,
- more inaugural,
- more opening,
- more primogenial,
- most ahead,
- most beginning,
- most headmost,
- most inaugural,
- most opening,
- most primogenial,
- right front,
- right up front,
- top list,
- top of list,
- top of the list,
- top the list.
- first-class
-
first-rate
- top of the line,
- bang up,
- firstrate,
- bang-up,
- bangup,
- best quality,
- best-quality,
- bestquality,
- first rate,
- highest quality,
- highest-quality,
- highestquality,
- more bang up,
- more bangup,
- more best quality,
- more best-quality,
- more bestquality,
- more highest quality,
- more highest-quality,
- more highestquality,
- most bang up,
- most bang-up,
- most bangup,
- most best quality,
- most best-quality,
- most highest quality,
- most highest-quality,
- of first water,
- of highest type,
- top line,
- top of line,
- top the line.
- foremost
- glorious
- illustrious
- imposing
- intense
-
luxurious
- upscale,
- in the lap of luxury,
- fit for a king queen,
- fit for a king- queen,
- fit for king queen,
- fit for king- queen,
- in lap of luxury,
- in the lap luxury,
- more pampered,
- more pleasure-loving,
- most pleasure loving,
- most pleasure-loving,
- most pleasureloving,
- most upscale,
- pleasure loving,
- pleasure-loving,
- pleasureloving,
- self indulgent,
- selfindulgent,
- up-scale,
- well appointed,
- wellappointed.
- noteworthy
-
outstanding
- outstanding,
- steller,
- uncollected,
- Arrestive,
- eye catching,
- eyecatching,
- farout,
- hundred proof,
- hundred-proof,
- hundredproof,
- more hundred proof,
- more hundred-proof,
- more hundredproof,
- more mostest,
- more steller,
- more uncollected,
- most arrestive,
- most hundred proof,
- most hundred-proof,
- most hundredproof,
- most mostest,
- most steller,
- most uncollected,
- mostest,
- out standing,
- out-of-sight,
- out-standing,
- over due,
- over-due,
- re maining,
- un collected,
- un resolved,
- un settled,
- un-collected,
- un-settled.
- paramount
- passable
- predominant
- preeminent
- preferred
- renowned
- royal
- select
- sensational
- showy
- sovereign
- splendid
- sublime
- superb
- superlative
- supreme
-
thorough
- full.
- topnotch
- tremendous
- ultimate
- unmatched
- vintage
- best
- all
- enough, able
- held in great respect
- principal, superior
-
primary/prime
- underivative,
- underived,
- foundational,
- meat-and-potatoes,
- more foundational,
- more meat-and-potatoes,
- more top of the line,
- more top-of-the-line,
- more underived,
- most foundational,
- most meat-and-potatoes,
- most primary,
- most top of the line,
- most top-of-the-line,
- most underivative,
- most underived,
- three r,
- three rs,
- top-of-the-line,
- un derivative,
- un derived,
- un-derivative,
- un-derived.
- gorgeous
- physically attractive
-
most excellent
- best.
- excelling, more excellent
- transcendent/transcendental
- famous, outstanding
- main, essential
- important, key
- main, principal; in the middle
- best, excellent
- most important, essential
- best, superior
- stylish, having panache
- superior, authoritative
-
utter, absolute
- rank.
- super, first-rate
- delicate, fragile, fine
- fine, excellent
- sufficient, tolerable
- superior, plush
- superior, controlling
- beautiful, tasteful
- best, first-class
- very important; famous
- important, vital
- classic/classical
- superior, wonderful
- unshared, restricted
- beautiful, excellent, finely detailed
- unique
- strange and wonderful
- amazing, wonderful
- wonderful, excellent
-
excellent, masterly
- fine.
- earliest in order
- first-class/first-rate
- highest quality
- effective, powerful
- leading
- first in rank, order
- lead, beginning
- adored, idiolized; divine
-
pleasant, fine
- good.
- beautiful, magnificent
- most important
- impressive, great
- important, celebrated
-
most important; chief
- head.
-
tall; at a great distance aloft
- high.
- taller
- famous, prominent
- poor, second-rate
- less in rank, importance
- affluent, indulgent
- glorious, wonderful
-
principal, predominant
- main.
- superb, great
- expert, skilled
- best, greatest
- important; famous
- acceptable, admissible
- having no equal; superior
- astounding, exceptional
-
luxurious, upper-class
- posh.
- earlier, above
- ruling; most important
- most important; superior
- leading; original
- accepted, widespread
- extraordinary, unusual
- monarchical, grand
- dominant, governing
- excellent, elite, preferable
- older or of higher rank
- flamboyant, flashy
- wonderful, impressive
- luxurious, expensive
-
famous, illustrious
- star.
- high-quality
- great, magnificent
- luxurious, splendid
- excellent, first-rate
- better, greater, higher; excellent
- excellent, first-class
- greatest, principal
- nice, refined
-
best, most important; highest
- top.
- huge, overwhelming
- supreme, pre-eminent
- familiar, famous
- great, extraordinary
-
Other relevant words
- superordinate,
- patronizing,
- NIBS,
- baron,
- big cheese,
- big leaguer,
- big shot,
- big wheel,
- bigfoot,
- bigwig,
- blue-ribbon,
- captain,
- czar,
- dean,
- elder,
- elder statesman,
- fat cat,
- foreman,
- headman,
- heavy hitter,
- heavyweight,
- helmsman,
- honcho,
- hype,
- king,
- kingfish,
- kingpin,
- leader,
- lion,
- magnate,
- major leaguer,
- mogul,
- monarch,
- nabob,
- pooh-bah,
- primo,
- prince,
- superscript,
- taskmaster,
- tiptop,
- tycoon,
- wizard,
- Nawab,
- kahuna,
- biggie,
- big-timer,
- big boy,
- boss man,
- jefe,
- muckety-muck,
- adapted,
- exalted,
- out of sight,
- acceptable,
- average,
- better,
- borderline,
- classical,
- decent,
- exceptional,
- fair,
- fancy,
- gratifying,
- greater,
- handsome,
- high-grade,
- highborn,
- higher,
- highest,
- major,
- mean,
- mediocre,
- middling,
- minimal,
- more,
- overhanging,
- overhead,
- passable,
- polished,
- prominent,
- quality,
- refined,
- respectable,
- satisfying,
- selected,
- senior,
- sensational,
- side,
- so-so,
- special,
- tasteful,
- tolerable,
- unexceptional,
- upper crust,
- uppermost,
- useful,
- first class,
- A1,
- handcrafted,
- highbred,
- jim-dandy.
-
Other antonyms
- arch,
- aristocratic,
- banner,
- capital,
- central,
- choice,
- chosen,
- classic,
- crackerjack,
- dandy,
- De Luxe,
- divine,
- elevated,
- exquisite,
- fabulous,
- fantastic,
- fine,
- first,
- full,
- gentle,
- grand,
- great,
- greatest,
- groovy,
- heavenly,
- high,
- incomparable,
- keen,
- marvelous,
- matchless,
- neat,
- nifty,
- noteworthy,
- outstanding,
- par excellence,
- peerless,
- phenomenal,
- preeminent,
- premium,
- prevalent,
- prime,
- recherche,
- remarkable,
- splendid,
- standard,
- stellar,
- sterling,
- superb,
- superlative,
- supernal,
- supreme,
- swell,
- terrific,
- tip-top,
- top,
- unexampled,
- unmatched,
- unparalleled,
- unsurpassed,
- upper,
- wonderful,
- uncustomary,
- top-notch.
Antonym of the day
putting gear
- Antonyms:
- close, disenchant, disgust.