Better and Inferior

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 is an antonym for better in topics: superior, excelling.

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Usage example: an inferior science textbook that was out-of-date the day that it was published

Better is an antonym for inferior in topics: importance, poor.

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.
  • 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.
  • Rebellious Princess: Aerin is so this and with better reasons than most: her lack of magic makes her feel inferior.
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