Senior Synonyms and Antonyms

sēn'yər

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Synonyms for Senior

of greater dignity
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golden ager
(Informal) An elderly person, specif. one who is 65 or older and retired
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older
Old
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higher-up
(Informal) A person of higher rank or position
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next higher in rank
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advanced
Far along in course or time:
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ancient
A very old person.
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old-timer
One who has been around for a long time or has a great deal of experience; a veteran.
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head
A portrait or representation of a person's head.
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fourth-year
used of the fourth and final year in United States high school or college
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higher in rank
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elder
(Obs.) Of longer standing or superior rank, position, validity, etc.
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more advanced
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superior
One that surpasses another in rank or quality.
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better
An entity, usually animate, deemed superior to another; one who has a claim to precedence; a superior.
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doyen
(Colloquial) A leading light, or exemplar of a particular practice or movement.
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of advanced standing
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next older
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upperclassman
(US) a junior or senior student in a school or college
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dean
An officer of a college or high school who counsels students and supervises the enforcement of rules.
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master
A master's degree; a type of postgraduate degree, usually undertaken after a bachelor degree.
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oldest
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first-born
A parent’s first child; first child born in a family.
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aged
Having reached the age of:
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elderly
The definition of elderly is someone who is old.
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old
Of an item that has been used and so is not new (unused).
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higher
Comparative form of high: more high
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oldster
An elderly person.
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eldest
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precedence
Precedence is defined as the thing that comes first, has the highest ranking or has a higher priority because of superiority.
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priority
An item's relative importance.
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seniority
The state or quality of being senior; precedence in birth, rank, etc.
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student
An attentive observer:
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senior citizen
An elderly person, esp. one who is retired
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Antonyms for Senior

junior
Of, for, or constituting students in the third year of a US high school or college:
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younger
Comparative form of young: more young
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inferior
(Botany) On the side of a flower which is next to the bract; anterior.
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behind
That follows, as in a line
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Words Related to Senior

assistant
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new
Strange, unfamiliar or not previously known.
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over
Having reached the other side; having got across
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youth
(Uncountable) The quality or state of being young.
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deputy
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chief
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appoint
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Manager/Senior
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middle-level
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retired
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Senior Sentence Examples

  • He gained the senior mathematical scholarship in 1851.

  • Santa Claus in civies, dressed by GQ, the senior edition.

  • They're taking pretty good care of us senior volun­teers.

  • This year his brother Robert was senior sheriff of London.

  • Going to Trinity College, Cambridge, he graduated as senior wrangler in 1865, and obtained the first Smith's prize of the year, the second being gained by Professor Alfred Marshall.

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