senior
Other forms: seniors
You can use the word senior to describe anyone who's older than you are. You might say, "My brother is six years my senior," especially if you want to make him feel old.
Senior means "older," but it also means "old or aged," like your grandmother, who despite being a senior citizen, continues her skydiving hobby. A senior is also a student in the final year of either high school or college, or an authority: "She holds a senior position in the State Department." The Latin word senior means "older," and it's the basis of respectful terms in many languages, like señor in Spanish and sire in French.
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advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables)
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older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service“senior officer”
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synonyms:
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old
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
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elder, older, sr.
used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son
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major
of the elder of two boys with the same family name
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precedential
having precedence (especially because of longer service)
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higher-ranking, ranking, superior
having a higher rank
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antonyms:
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junior
younger; lower in rank; shorter in length of tenure or service
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immature, young
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
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junior-grade, lower-ranking, lowly, petty, secondary, subaltern
inferior in rank or status
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minor
of the younger of two boys with the same family name
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jr., younger
used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
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subordinate
subject or submissive to authority or the control of another
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old
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used of the fourth and final year in United States high school or college“the senior prom”
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synonyms:
fourth-year
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last
coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining
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last
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a person who is older than you are
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an undergraduate student during the year preceding graduation
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type of:
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undergrad, undergraduate
a university student who has not yet received a first degree
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undergrad, undergraduate
/ˈsinjər/
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Vocabulary lists containing senior
Whether it's a priceless artifact, a VCR, or a haircut that's out of style, there are lots of words to describe things that are not new. For more synonym lists, explore our Say What You Mean resources.