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. Suniya Luthar:

   I was a little taken aback to see that apparently preadolescence is the new adolescence or junior high school or middle school is the new high school.

2. Tomiko Kawano:

   Sadako would ask us, "What is junior high like?" or "Is English class hard?" Since we knew she would never see the inside of the junior high school, it was painful to answer her. All we could do was try to ease her feelings by saying things like, "Junior high--what a bore," and "Elementary school was better.

3. The Blonde Jon:

   The Junior Punks Millionaire Mastermind is a game changer!

4. Kurt Vonnegut:

   I was taught in the sixth grade that we had a standing army of just over a hundred thousand men and that the generals had nothing to say about what was done in Washington. I was taught to be proud of that and to pity Europe for having more than a million men under arms and spending all their money on airplanes and tanks. I simply never unlearned junior civics. I still believe in it. I got a very good grade.

5. Peter DeBoer:

   The one thing about coming up the way we both have, you have to learn to teach and communicate: If you coach junior hockey for an extended period, I was almost 15 years, and I think Dom was at least 10, you’re dealing with young kids, and the messaging has to be simple and straightforward and has to get to the point, those are tools you take with you when you move on to the NHL. I’ve got a lot of respect for guys that kind of pay their dues on the way up, and he’s one of those guys.