Better
Better noun - One who is above another in rank, station, or office.
Usage example: be polite to your betters and to your inferiors in equal measure
Inferior
Inferior adjective - Falling short of a standard.
Usage example: an inferior science textbook that was out-of-date the day that it was published
Nearby Word: inferiority
Both words in one sentence
- The problem is that when it comes to resistivity and conductivity, gold is inferior to common copper and not much better than aluminium.
Source: Brand Names Are Better - This website by the amusingly named "Doctor DOS Betamax" seems to be dedicated to demonstrating how the normally-held-to-be-technically-inferior DOS is a better operating system than Windows.
Source: Our Better Is Different - Rebellious Princess: Aerin is so this and with better reasons than most: her lack of magic makes her feel inferior.
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