Synonyms for senior
ˈsin yərse·nior

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1. seniornoun

   Antonyms:
   junior

2. seniornoun

   Older; superior

   Antonyms:
   junior

3. senioradjective

   Higher in rank within a publicly traded company or other organization.

   Antonyms:
   junior

4. seniornoun

   Someone older than someone else (with possessive).

   He was four years her senior.

   Antonyms:
   junior

5. seniornoun

   Antonyms:
   junior

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. seniornoun

   an undergraduate student during the year preceding graduation

   Synonyms:
   elder

   Antonyms:
   younger, lower-ranking, lowly, secondary, junior, jr., minor(ip), subaltern, immature, first, petty(a), junior-grade, young

2. elder, senioradjective

   a person who is older than you are

   Synonyms:
   elderberry bush, elder

   Antonyms:
   minor(ip), immature, younger, junior-grade, subaltern, secondary, lowly, lower-ranking, young, jr., petty(a), first, junior

3. senioradjective

   older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service

   "senior officer"

   Synonyms:
   aged, older, senior(a), fourth-year, elderly

   Antonyms:
   first, petty(a), junior-grade, jr., minor(ip), lowly, immature, lower-ranking, subaltern, secondary, young, younger, junior

4. senior(a), fourth-yearadjective

   used of the fourth and final year in United States high school or college

   "the senior prom"

   Antonyms:
   subaltern, junior, immature, young, minor(ip), junior-grade, first, petty(a), younger, jr., lower-ranking, secondary, lowly

5. aged, elderly, older, senioradjective

   advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables)

   "aged members of the society"; "elderly residents could remember the construction of the first skyscraper"; "senior citizen"

   Synonyms:
   aged, senior(a), old, cured, sr., elderly, elder, ripened, older, aged(a), of age(p), fourth-year

   Antonyms:
   minor(ip), junior-grade, junior, younger, lowly, lower-ranking, petty(a), young, jr., immature, subaltern, first, secondary

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Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. senioradjective

   Synonyms:
   older, elder

2. seniornoun

   Synonyms:
   elder

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:5.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "senior":

   high-ranking, high, top, high-level, higher, upper, main, superior, superiors, senior-level, principal, prominent, seniors, primary, supreme, elder, veteran, eldest, experienced, top-level, chief, older, leading, elderly, advanced, major, above, sr., altos, higher-level, high-class, large, big, seasoned, executives, high-, executive

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. senior

   Synonyms:
   See Senior doctor
   

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1. Elizardo Sanchez:

   We don't know what the future holds for those former Cuban government officials and senior ex-military people, as well the Cuban-Americans who are still in prison.

2. Cloudflare CEO Mathew Prince:

   I got a call from a senior official in the White House who said, ‘Can you do in Iran what you’re doing in Russia?’ and I said, ‘No.’ And [they] said, ‘Why not?’ And I said, ‘Because sanctions prevented us from ever putting our equipment in Iran.’.

3. Gavin Grimm:

   I am elated to hear that I'll be able to attend my senior year of high school with my full rights restored.

4. Harbour Energy:

   We are offering to inject substantial capital by acquiring the senior notes of the company and sponsor an overall reorganization.

5. Steve Simon:

   Peng took a bold step in publicly coming forth with the accusation that she was sexually assaulted by a senior Chinese government leader, as we would do with any of our players globally, we have called for a formal investigation into the allegations by the appropriate authorities and an opportunity for the WTA to meet with Peng — privately — to discuss her situation.