superordinate

1. 1.

   one of greater rank or station or quality

   Synonymssuperiorhigher-up

   Broaderleader

   Narrowerbettergodsupervisor
2. 2.

   a word that is more generic than a given word

   Synonymshypernymsuperordinate word

   Broaderword

1. 1.

   place in a superior order or rank

   “These two notions are superordinated to a third”

   Broaderrate

1. 1.

   of higher rank or status or value

   Similarsuperior

Other forms of superordinate

plural

superordinates·

past tense

superordinated·

present participle

superordinating·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about superordinate

What does superordinate mean?

superordinate means "one of greater rank or station or quality". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in superordinate?

superordinate has 5 syllables: su-pe-ror-di-nate. The stress falls on "ror".

What is another word for superordinate?

Close synonyms include superior, higher-up, hypernym, superordinate word. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is superordinate a common word?

superordinate is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.