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. Ned Price:

   Among those taking part will be representatives of the Department's employee affinity groups as well as members of the workforce from different bureaus and career tracks. Participants will also be in different stages of their careers -- some very senior and some relatively junior -- and will represent many of the functions that are so critical to our operations, whether that's custodial support or policymaking.

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. Erica Spiegelman:

   I really believe that there are long-term issues that can come out of being too competitive at a young age, a show like ‘ Toddlers and Tiaras ’ which is a competition based on looks is going to be very psychologically damaging versus something like ‘ MasterChef Junior, ’ which is a little bit more healthy.

4. The Blonde Jon:

   The Junior Punks Millionaire Mastermind is a game changer!

5. Representative Mac Thornberry:

   All of President( Barack) Obama’s former Defense Secretaries have complained about micromanagement by the National Security Council, i have personally heard from troops on the frontlines who have received intimidating calls from junior White House staffers.