super-
Syllables: su·per-/ˌs(j)upəː/US/ˌsupəɹ/
super- prefix: located above; (anatomy) superior in position.
Prefix
super-
- located above; (anatomy) superior in position
- superlabial, superglacial, superlineal (examples from )
- a more inclusive category
- supercategory, superfamily, superculture
- beyond, over, or upon
- supernatural, superhuman, supersonic
- greater than in quantity
- superwavelength, supersynchronous, superrotation
- Synonyms:
- pleo-
- excessive; exceptionally large in quantity
- superphosphate, superhydration
- superior in title or status
- superintendent, supervisor
- superior in power or potency
- supervolcano, supercow, superantigen, superpotent
- intensely, extremely, or exceptional
- superbenevolent, superblizzard, superquiet, supersharp, superbright
- Synonyms:
- forti-, mega-
- regarding supersymmetry
- superparticle, superpartner, superWIMP
- regarding superheroes
- superheroic
super- meaning in Malayalam and Pashto
super- in Malayalam
- മുകളിൽ
super- in Pashto
- above, over, or upon
- يبي íbí
- superior in size, quality, number, degree, status, title or position
- يبي íbí
- (fiction) relating to superheroes
- يبي íbí
Synonyms of super-
Antonyms
Origin of super-
Learned borrowing from Latin super-. Doublet of sur-, over-, and hyper-.
Words formed from super-
- superglacial
- superlabial
- superoccipital
- supercategory
- superculture
- superfamily
- superset
- superhuman
- superimpose
- superminded
- supernatural
- supersonic
- superstition
- supertastic
- supervision
- superrotation
- supersynchronous
- superwavelength
- superactivity
- superbenevolent
- superblizzard
- superbright
- superfine
- superfluous
- superphosphate
- superquiet
- supersharp
- superparticle
- superpartner
- superWIMP
- superheroic
- superpower
- superantigen
- supercomputer
- supercow
- superpotent
- supervolcano
Questions about super-
- What does super- mean?
- Super- means located above; (anatomy) superior in position.
- What is super- in Malayalam?
- Super- in Malayalam is മുകളിൽ. See Super- meaning in Malayalam.
- What part of speech is super-?
- Super- is a prefix.
- How do you pronounce super-?
- Super- is pronounced /ˌs(j)upəː/ (UK).
Words near super- in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: super- (page history and authors); super- (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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