uber

Intensifying slang prefix

Uber with a lowercase u is an informal prefix or adjective meaning extreme or supreme, borrowed from German.

It intensifies whatever it modifies: uber-cool, uber-wealthy, an uber nerd.

The term gained currency in American slang during the 1990s and 2000s, often carrying ironic or hyperbolic overtones: She's the uber-mom of the neighborhood. (Capitalized Uber is the rideshare company.)

prefix

ultra

Advocate of extreme measures

paramount · transcendent · extraordinary · exceptional · preeminent · unrivaled · incomparable · outstanding · superior · extreme

Categories
Opposites
degree/intensity

ubersub

Fill-in worker

under · barely · slightly · minimally · moderately

status/hierarchy

uberinferior

Of lower rank

subordinate · lowly · bottom-tier · substandard · second-rate

status/rank

uberinferior

Of lower rank

subordinate · bottom-tier · lowest · least · minor

Phrases
Family

over, super, hyper, übermensch

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Everyday, not technical · Rated G