Superior
Superior adjective - Having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude.
Upon and superior are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Upon" instead a preposition "Superior".
Upon
Upon preposition - In or into contact with.
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Synonyms for Upon
Superior and upon are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Superior" instead a preposition "Upon".
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- According to the manual, the hero of Doom was ordered by his superior to fire upon civilians, and the marine responded by assaulting his superior instead.
Source: Would Not Shoot a Civilian -
Superior Species: Fortunately for the universe, the advanced Hroshii are not a war-mongering race, however they do look down upon other weaker alien races from "Olympian heights".
Source: Literature / The Star Beast - Stories that practice this trope heroically never seem to touch upon the argument that if a superior species treats its inferiors this way, said species is probably more of a Master Race.
Source: The Right of a Superior Species
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