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Inordinate vs Superordinate - What's the difference?

inordinate | superordinate |

As adjectives the difference between inordinate and superordinate

is that inordinate is excessive; unreasonable or inappropriate in magnitude; extreme while superordinate is greater in degree, rank or position.

As a noun superordinate is

that which is superordinate.

As a verb superordinate is

to cause to be superordinate.

inordinate

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Excessive; unreasonable or inappropriate in magnitude; extreme.
  • Synonyms

    * See also

    superordinate

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Greater in degree, rank or position
  • (logic) The relation of a universal proposition to a specific proposition of the same form with the universal quantified variable replaced by a specific instance.
  • (linguistics, of a word or phrase) hypernymic
  • Antonyms

    * (greater in rank or position) subordinate * (hypernymic) hyponymic

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • That which is superordinate.
  • (linguistics) A hypernym.
  • Synonyms

    * hypernym

    Verb

    (superordinat)
  • To cause to be superordinate.
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