SUPERORDINATE Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

superordinate

adjective

Definition of superordinate

as in higher

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Recent Examples of superordinate Further, recent research suggests that highlighting superordinate goals (shared by everyone in the group) early in the conversation helps teams navigate disagreement later. — Alison Wood Brooks, Harvard Business Review, 17 Aug. 2026 Their vision does not reflect the idea that computing can or should be a superordinate realm of scholarship, on the order of the arts or engineering. — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 19 Mar. 2024 In addition to eroding public trust in the government, the COVID crisis has made clear that a political system that has been tailored to a single superordinate figure is highly susceptible to disruption, shocks, and arbitrary decision-making. — Yanzhong Huang, Foreign Affairs, 16 Feb. 2023 Decades of research that followed focused on the benefits of superordinate goals (that supersede any particular group’s interests) including goals to fight a common enemy or to create a common identity. — K.n.c., The Economist, 14 Aug. 2019

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While the Botanical Bliss ships compressed like all mattresses-in-a-box, setting it up required a bit more effort than expected.

— Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2026
The association with the Human Rights Campaign could create more confusion about Talarico’s stance on the medical issue, as his position has come into question through his inconsistent comments.

— Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 21 Oct. 2026

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Autonomous attacks powered by AI agents are becoming more common, Jessica Ji, a senior research analyst at Georgetown’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET) told Fortune.

— Emily Forlini, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
The approach is starting to resonate across Hawai’i’s tourism industry, says Jhana Young, sustainable seafood senior manager with Conservation International Hawai’i.

— Victoria Malloy, Time, 21 Oct. 2026

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