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superhuman

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Beyond what is possible for a human being.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: suprahuman, ultrahuman

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A human with remarkable abilities or superpowers.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: infrahuman, subhuman

3

adjective

Meaning 3

above or beyond the human or demanding more than human power or endurance

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • superhuman beings
  • superhuman strength
  • soldiers driven mad by superhuman misery

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: subhuman

History

Etymology

From Medieval Latin superhūmānus. By surface analysis, super- + human.

Across languages

Translations

39 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: mbinjerëzor — beyond what is possible for a human being
  • Belarusian: надчалавечы (nadčalavječy) — beyond what is possible for a human being
  • Bengali: অতিমানবীয় (otimanobīẏo) — beyond what is possible for a human being
  • Chinese Mandarin: 超人的 (chāorén de) — beyond what is possible for a human being
  • Czech: nadlidský — beyond what is possible for a human being
  • Danish: overmenneskelig — beyond what is possible for a human being
  • Dutch: bovenmenselijk — beyond what is possible for a human being
  • Esperanto: superhoma — beyond what is possible for a human being
  • Finnish: yli-inhimillinen — beyond what is possible for a human being
  • Galician: sobrehumano — beyond what is possible for a human being
  • Georgian: ზეადამიანური (zeadamianuri) — beyond what is possible for a human being
  • German: übermenschlich — beyond what is possible for a human being
  • Greek: υπεράνθρωπος (yperánthropos) — beyond what is possible for a human being
  • Ancient Greek: δαιμόνιος (daimónios) — beyond what is possible for a human being
  • Hindi: महामानव (mahāmānav) — beyond what is possible for a human being
  • Hungarian: emberfeletti — beyond what is possible for a human being
  • Icelandic: ofurmannlegur — beyond what is possible for a human being
  • Italian: sovrumano — beyond what is possible for a human being
  • Italian: sovrumana — beyond what is possible for a human being
  • Italian: superomista — beyond what is possible for a human being
  • Japanese: 超人の (chōjin no) — beyond what is possible for a human being
  • Japanese: 超人的な (chōjinteki na) — beyond what is possible for a human being
  • Japanese: 神ってる (kamitteru) — beyond what is possible for a human being
  • Japanese: 人間離れ (ningenbanare) — beyond what is possible for a human being
  • Latin: divinus — beyond what is possible for a human being
  • Macedonian: натчовечки (natčovečki) — beyond what is possible for a human being
  • Polish: nadludzki — beyond what is possible for a human being
  • Portuguese: sobre-humano — beyond what is possible for a human being
  • Portuguese: super-humano — beyond what is possible for a human being
  • Romanian: suprauman — beyond what is possible for a human being
  • Russian: сверхчелове́ческий (sverxčelovéčeskij) — beyond what is possible for a human being
  • Scottish Gaelic: os-daonna — beyond what is possible for a human being
  • Spanish: sobrehumano — beyond what is possible for a human being
  • Swahili: -a binadamu wa ajabu — beyond what is possible for a human being
  • Swedish: övermänsklig — beyond what is possible for a human being
  • Thai: เหนือมนุษย์ — beyond what is possible for a human being
  • Ukrainian: надлю́дськи́й (nadljúdsʹkýj) — beyond what is possible for a human being
  • Chinese Mandarin: 超人 (chāorén) — human with remarkable abilities or superpowers
  • Finnish: yli-ihminen — human with remarkable abilities or superpowers
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