Synonyms for junior
ˈdʒun yərju·nior

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1. juniornoun

   Antonyms:
   senior

2. juniornoun

   Younger.

   four years his junior

   Antonyms:
   senior

3. juniornoun

   Of or pertaining to a third academic year in a four-year high school (eleventh grade) or university.

   Antonyms:
   senior

4. juniornoun

   Low in rank; having a subordinate role, job, or situation.

   Antonyms:
   senior

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1. junior

   Synonyms:
   younger

   Antonyms:
   senior, elder

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. juniornoun

   term of address for a disrespectful and annoying male

   "look here, junior, it's none of your business"

   Antonyms:
   older, sr., higher-ranking, elder, old, ranking(a), superior, senior, major(ip), terminal, precedential

2. juniornoun

   a third-year undergraduate

   Antonyms:
   higher-ranking, precedential, older, elder, superior, senior, sr., old, ranking(a), terminal, major(ip)

3. juniornoun

   the younger of two persons

   "she is two years my junior"

   Antonyms:
   precedential, sr., higher-ranking, old, senior, major(ip), terminal, ranking(a), older, superior, elder

4. Junior, Jr, Jnradjective

   a son who has the same first name as his father

   Antonyms:
   older, senior, sr., higher-ranking, terminal, ranking(a), superior, precedential, old, elder, major(ip)

5. junioradjective

   younger; lower in rank; shorter in length of tenure or service

   Synonyms:
   third-year, next-to-last, junior(a)

   Antonyms:
   terminal, elder, superior, older, major(ip), precedential, higher-ranking, sr., senior, old, ranking(a)

6. junior(a), third-year, next-to-lastadjective

   used of the third or next to final year in United States high school or college

   "the junior class"; "a third-year student"

   Antonyms:
   elder, older, superior, higher-ranking, major(ip), ranking(a), old, precedential, sr., senior, terminal

7. junioradjective

   including or intended for youthful persons

   "a junior sports league"; "junior fashions"

   Synonyms:
   third-year, next-to-last, junior(a)

   Antonyms:
   terminal, senior, ranking(a), old, higher-ranking, elder, superior, older, major(ip), sr., precedential

Matched Categories

1. • Lowerclassman
   • Person
   • Upstart

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1. junioradjective

   Synonyms:
   younger

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1. List of paraphrases for "junior":

   jr, subordinate, auxiliary, undergraduate, jr., primary, young, lower-level, juvenile, juniors, lower-ranking, youth, auxiliaries, ancillary, beginner, small, menial, low-ranking, seinfeld

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1. Katey Alatalo:

   Our job is to make astronomy feel safe for victims of harassment, of course, we need to punish the harassers, but we're junior scientists -- we cannot punish them; we're not in a position of power to do that.

2. Happy Gilmore:

   Happy During high school, I played junior hockey and still hold two league records most time spent in the penalty box and I was the only guy to ever take off his skate and try to stab somebody.

3. Charlie Hill:

   I miss my country, i miss my family. I would like to go back and see where my grandparents were born, where I was born, where I went to junior high. Eat some blackberry pie. Even go to McDonald's. That's only natural.

4. Mark Jones:

   The place [ age ] really affects is the issue of stamina. It’s a lot easier to barnstorm across United States when you are in your 40’s than when you are in your late 60’s. It requires a combination of drive but also stamina and the advantage Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio would have is being approximately 20 years their junior.

5. Leighton Woodhouse:

   Your average junior-level New York Times writer probably makes a solid middle-class income, they're not rich, but they have a lot of cultural capital.