| Main Entry: | senior |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | older or of higher rank |
Synonyms: |
chief, elder, higher, leading, major, more advanced, next higher, superior |
Antonyms: |
behind, inferior, junior |
| Main Entry: | senior |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | older person |
Synonyms: |
ancient, doyen, doyenne, elder, elderly person, first-born, golden-ager, grandfather, grandmother, head, matriarch, old folk, old-timer, oldster, patriarch, pensioner, retired person, senior citizen |
Antonyms: |
inferior, junior, younger |
| Main Entry: | college student |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person studying at institution of higher education |
Synonyms: |
first year student, grad student, graduate student, junior, senior, sophomore, undergrad, undergraduate student |
| Main Entry: | dean |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | leader of institution |
Synonyms: |
administrator, authority, dignitary, doyen, ecclesiastic, guide, lead, legislator, pilot, president, principal, professor, senior, tack |
Antonyms: |
pupil, student |
| Main Entry: | elder |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | born earlier |
Synonyms: |
ancient, earlier, first-born, more mature, older, senior |
| Notes: | elder is used when precedence with respect to birth order is the point; older is used when the point is seniority with respect to age |
Antonyms: |
last-born, younger, youngest |
| Main Entry: | elder |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | older person |
Synonyms: |
ancestor, ancient, forebearer, golden ager, matriarch, old fogey, oldest, oldster, patriarch, senior, senior citizen, superior, veteran |
Antonyms: |
junior, minor, youngster, youth |
| Main Entry: | major |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | bigger |
Synonyms: |
above, better, big, chief, considerable, dominant, elder, exceeding, extensive, extreme, greater, hefty, higher, large, large-scale, larger, leading, main, most, oversized, primary, senior, sizable, superior, supreme, ultra, upper, uppermost |
Antonyms: |
lesser, little, minor, small |
| Main Entry: | old |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | advanced in age |
Synonyms: |
aged, along in years, ancient, broken down, debilitated, decrepit, elderly, enfeebled, exhausted, experienced, fossil, geriatric, getting on, gray, gray-haired, grizzled, hoary*, impaired, inactive, infirm, mature, matured, not young, olden, oldish, over the hill, past one's prime, seasoned, senile, senior, skilled, superannuated, tired, venerable, versed, veteran, wasted* |
Antonyms: |
fresh, new, young, youthful |
| Main Entry: | older |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | most senior |
Synonyms: |
earlier, elder, eldest, first, first-born, former, lower, of a former period, of an earlier time, preceding, prior, senior |
Antonyms: |
younger |
| Main Entry: | old-timer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | elderly person |
Synonyms: |
fossil, geezer, golden-ager, gramps, mossback, old dog, old hand, old soldier, senior, veteran, war-horse |