12
atop(adjective, adverb, preposition, higher, on)
12
before(preposition, time, superior, remote, past)
12
higher(adjective, position, top, big, high)
11
previous(adjective, time, past, earlier, prior)
11
exceeding(preposition, good, superior, quantity, better)
11
on high(expression, adjective, idiom, adverb, preposition)
10
elite(adjective, top, excellent, superior, superb)
9
foregoing(adjective, time, old, previous, earlier)
9
in excess of(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb)
9
on(adjective, adverb, preposition, near, contact)
9
prior(adjective, time, old, previous, earlier)
9
surpassing(adjective, preposition, good, superior, exceptional)
9
upstairs(adjective, adverb, height, off, higher)
8
earlier(adjective, time, old, past, previous)
7
former(adjective, order, time, past, previous)
7
greater than(expression, idiom, preposition, degree, higher)
7
preceding(adjective, old, past, higher, upper)
7
supra(adjective, adverb, head, previous, higher)
7
upper(adjective, top, high, over, up)
6
aloof(adjective, indifferent, distant, remote, reserved)
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