super
Other forms: supers
When something is extraordinary, it’s super, like a movie that couldn't possibly be better or the super grade you got on your test: A+.
The adjective super is an abbreviated use of the prefix super-, which comes from the Latin super-, meaning “above,” “over,” or “beyond.” Super is another way to say "the best" — you are above the rest. Super can also describe something that's really big: the supermarket came along after little neighborhood shops; supermarkets are huge in comparison.
Definitions of super
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a caretaker for an apartment house; represents the owner as janitor and rent collector
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synonyms:
superintendent
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type of:
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caretaker
a custodian who is hired to take care of something (property or a person)
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caretaker
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extremely large
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including more than a specified category“a super experiment”
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Synonyms:
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comprehensive, overarching
including all or everything
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comprehensive, overarching
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of the highest quality
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to an extreme degree
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synonyms:
exceedingly, extremely, passing
Pronunciation
US
/ˈsupər/
UK
/ˈsupə/
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