/ Thesaurus / H Synonyms of head and shoulders above Find synonyms for: Adverb1. head and shoulders aboveusage: outstandingly superior to; "in intelligence he was head and shoulders above the others in his class"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: fortuitous Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language