Colleague Synonyms and Antonyms

kŏlēg
One that is very similar to another in rank or position
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. coequal
  2. compeer
  3. equal
  4. equivalent
  5. fellow
  6. peer
One who is united in a relationship with another
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. associate
  2. partner
  3. co-worker
  4. ally
  5. cohort
  6. confrere
  7. fellow
  8. affiliate
  9. collaborator
  10. aide
  11. assistant
  12. confederate
  13. buddy
  14. copartner
  15. compatriot
  16. consort
  17. fellow worker
  18. crony
  19. teammate
  20. workfellow
Antonyms:
  1. opponent
  2. enemy
  3. antagonist
  4. opposer
  5. detractor
A fellow member of a profession, staff, or academic faculty; an associate.
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. partner

Words Related to Colleague

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Colleague Sentence Examples

  • The businessman wanted to be separated from his noisy colleague.

  • His colleague was Piet Joubert.

  • About 1565 he was knighted at the same time as James Stirling, his colleague, whose daughter John Napier subsequently married.

  • He was probably intended to watch the conduct of his colleague, Admiral Montagu (afterwards 1st earl of Sandwich), who was in command of the Baltic squadron.

  • William Little of Craigmillar, and his brother Clement Little, advocate, along with James Lawson, the colleague and successor of John Knox, may justly be regarded as true founders.

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