belligerent vs superior

superior vs belligerent

belligerent and superior both are nouns.

belligerent and superior both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
belligerent	Yes	Yes	No	No
superior	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, superior is a hyponym of belligerent; that is, superior is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than belligerent:

belligerent: someone who fights (or is fighting)
superior: a combatant who is able to defeat rivals

Other hyponyms of belligerent include defender, withstander, boxer, pugilist, brawler, butter, fencer, swordsman, gladiator, gouger, gamecock, hell-kite, hell-rooster, mauler, skirmisher, street fighter, tough, master, victor, grappler, matman, wrestler.

belligerent (noun)	superior (noun)
someone who fights (or is fighting)	a character or symbol set or printed or written above and immediately to one side of another character
	one of greater rank or station or quality
	the head of a religious community
	a combatant who is able to defeat rivals

belligerent (adjective)	superior (adjective)
characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight	written or printed above and to one side of another character
engaged in war	of or characteristic of high rank or importance
	of high or superior quality or performance
	having an orbit farther from the sun than the Earth's orbit
	(sometimes followed by `to') not subject to or influenced by
	having a higher rank
	(often followed by `to') above being affected or influenced by

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