Standard Lemma guide

superordinate

adj · noun · verb · 10 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.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

No pronunciation record was provided for this word.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Greater in degree, rank or position.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

The relation of a universal proposition to a specific proposition of the same form with the universal quantified variable replaced by a specific instance.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

hypernymic

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

That which is superordinate.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

That which is superordinate.

Synonym of hypernym.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hypernym

Antonyms: none provided

6

verb

Meaning 6

To cause to be superordinate.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

adjective satellite

Meaning 7

of higher rank or status or value

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

noun

Meaning 8

a word that is more generic than a given word

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hypernym, superordinate word

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: word

9

noun

Meaning 9

one of greater rank or station or quality

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: superior, higher-up

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: leader

Narrower terms: better, god, supervisor

10

verb

Meaning 10

place in a superior order or rank

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • These two notions are superordinated to a third

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: rate, rank, range, order, grade, place

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: nadřazený — greater in degree, rank or position
  • Finnish: ylempi — greater in degree, rank or position
  • Finnish: ylemmän tason — greater in degree, rank or position
  • French: superordonné — greater in degree, rank or position
  • German: übergeordnet — greater in degree, rank or position
  • Hungarian: felettes — greater in degree, rank or position
  • Hungarian: feljebbvaló — greater in degree, rank or position
  • Hungarian: feljebb álló — greater in degree, rank or position
  • Hungarian: fölötte álló — greater in degree, rank or position
  • Hungarian: magasabb rangú — greater in degree, rank or position
  • Hungarian: fölérendelt — greater in degree, rank or position
  • Irish: osordaithe — greater in degree, rank or position
  • Korean: 상위의 (sang'wiui) — greater in degree, rank or position
  • Korean: 상의의 linguistics (sang'uiui) — greater in degree, rank or position
  • Polish: nadrzędny — greater in degree, rank or position
  • Spanish: superordinado — greater in degree, rank or position
  • Swedish: överordnad — greater in degree, rank or position
  • Czech: nadřízený — that which is superordinate
  • Hungarian: felettes — that which is superordinate
  • Hungarian: feljebbvaló — that which is superordinate
  • Korean: 상위 (1.) — that which is superordinate
  • Korean: 상의어 (2.) — that which is superordinate
  • Korean: 상위어 (sang'wieo) — that which is superordinate
  • Spanish: superordinado — that which is superordinate