super-

su·per-
UK/ˌs(j)upəː/US/ˌsupəɹ/

prefix

located above; (anatomy) superior in position

“supernatural, superhuman, supersonic”

Similar
on-en-epi-supra-sur-hyper-trans-ultra-
Opposite
infra-sub-
OriginLatin super- ← Proto-Italic *super ← Proto-Indo-European *upér →
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Meanings

prefix
  1. located above; (anatomy) superior in position

    superlabial, superglacial, superlineal (examples from )

    Synonyms: on-, en-, epi-, supra-, sur-, hyper-

  2. a more inclusive category

    supercategory, superfamily, superculture

  3. beyond, over, or upon

    supernatural, superhuman, supersonic

    Synonyms: trans-, ultra-

  4. greater than in quantity

    superwavelength, supersynchronous, superrotation

    Synonyms: pleo-

  5. excessive; exceptionally large in quantity

    superphosphate, superhydration

  6. superior in title or status

    superintendent, supervisor

  7. superior in power or potency

    supervolcano, supercow, superantigen, superpotent

  8. augmentativeintensely, extremely, or exceptional

    superbenevolent, superblizzard, superquiet, supersharp, superbright

    Synonyms: forti-, mega-

  9. natural sciencesregarding supersymmetry

    superparticle, superpartner, superWIMP

  10. fictionregarding superheroes

    superheroic

Synonyms & antonyms

prefixlocated above; (anatomy) superior in position

Similar
on-en-epi-supra-sur-hyper-

prefixbeyond, over, or upon

Similar
trans-ultra-

prefixgreater than in quantity

Similar
pleo-

prefixintensely, extremely, or exceptional

Similar
forti-mega-
Similar
meta-over-uber-macro-arch-maxi-giga--zillagrandgreat
Opposite
infra-sub-
Also see
arch-en-epi-giga-grandgreathyper-largemacro-mega-on-over-para-supra-sur-uber-ultra--zilla

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Latinsuper
  5. Latinsuper-
  6. Englishsuper-

Learned borrowing from Latin super-. Doublet of sur-, over-, and hyper-.

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Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Catalan sobre-, super-
  • sobre-above, over, or upon
  • super-above, over, or upon
  • super-superior in size, quality, number, degree, status, title or position
  • super-(fiction) relating to superheroes
Chinese Mandarin 超
  • 超 (chāo)superior in size, quality, number, degree, status, title or position
Czech super-
  • super-superior in size, quality, number, degree, status, title or position
Finnish yli-, super-
  • yli-above, over, or upon
  • super-inclusive
  • yli-superior in size, quality, number, degree, status, title or position
  • super-superior in size, quality, number, degree, status, title or position
  • super-(physics) relating to supersymmetry
  • super-(fiction) relating to superheroes
German über-, super-
  • über-above, over, or upon
  • super-superior in size, quality, number, degree, status, title or position
  • über-superior in size, quality, number, degree, status, title or position
Hungarian szuper-, szuper-
  • szuper-above, over, or upon
  • szuper-superior in size, quality, number, degree, status, title or position
  • szuper-(physics) relating to supersymmetry
Icelandic ofur-
  • ofur-above, over, or upon
Italian sovra-, super-
  • sovra-above, over, or upon
  • super-above, over, or upon
  • super-inclusive
  • super-superior in size, quality, number, degree, status, title or position
  • super-(physics) relating to supersymmetry
  • super-(fiction) relating to superheroes
Japanese 超-
  • 超- (chō-)superior in size, quality, number, degree, status, title or position
Polish nad-, ponad-
  • nad-above, over, or upon
  • ponad-above, over, or upon
  • super-inclusive
  • super-superior in size, quality, number, degree, status, title or position
  • super-(physics) relating to supersymmetry
  • super-(fiction) relating to superheroes
Portuguese sobre-, super-
  • sobre-above, over, or upon
  • super-superior in size, quality, number, degree, status, title or position
  • super-(fiction) relating to superheroes
Russian су́пер-, сверх-
  • су́пер- (súper-)above, over, or upon
  • сверх- (sverx-)above, over, or upon
  • над- (nad-)inclusive
  • супер- (super-)inclusive
  • су́пер- (súper-)superior in size, quality, number, degree, status, title or position
  • сверх- (sverx-)superior in size, quality, number, degree, status, title or position
  • супер- (super-)(physics) relating to supersymmetry
  • су́пер- (súper-)(fiction) relating to superheroes
Spanish super-, sobre-
  • super-above, over, or upon
  • sobre-above, over, or upon
Swedish över-, super-
  • över-above, over, or upon
  • super-above, over, or upon
Welsh uwch-, goruwch-
  • uwch-above, over, or upon
  • goruwch-above, over, or upon
  • gor-above, over, or upon
  • ar-above, over, or upon
  • tra-above, over, or upon
  • siwpyr-(fiction) relating to superheroes
Cite this entry
APA

super-. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/super-

MLA

“super-.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/super-. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “super-,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/super-.

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