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. Mujtaba Rahman:

   The lack of progress in the negotiating room is feeding a growing concern in Brussels and EU capitals about the lack of time, senior EU officials are now worried that negotiators might simply run out of time.

2. Laurence Msall:

   What we have done is to create all special sorts of categories – veterans, disabled people, senior citizens – and all of those exemptions administered by the county basically undermine the integrity of the property tax system, we grant people relief regardless of their income situation, and the rest of the community has to pay more.

3. The US:

   The selection of these three individuals -- senior statesmen who are longtime friends of Taiwan and personally close with President Joe Biden -- sends an important signal about the The US commitment to Taiwan and its democracy.

4. Michael Long:

   The last time I checked, they’re all human beings and if they’re senior citizens they can go to any senior citizen center, michael Long want to talk about throwing peoples ’ tax dollars down the sewer ? This is a real, classic example.

5. Christa Patton:

   How else would I eat? I don't know. I really don't know how I would receive healthy foods, i used to joke about senior citizens eating dog food. I can understand now, exactly what they are talking about.