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| Main Entry: | senior |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | older or of higher rank |
| Synonyms: | chief, elder, higher, leading, major, superior, more advanced, next higher |
| Antonyms: | behind, inferior, junior |
| Main Entry: | senior |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | older person |
| Synonyms: | ancient, elder, grandfather, grandmother, head, matriarch, old-timer*, patriarch, pensioner, senior citizen, doyen, doyenne, elderly person, first-born, golden-ager, old folk, oldster, retired person |
| Antonyms: | inferior, junior, younger |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | college student |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person studying at institution of higher education |
| Synonyms: | junior, senior, first year student, grad student, graduate student, sophomore, undergrad, undergraduate student |
| Main Entry: | dean |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | leader of institution |
| Synonyms: | administrator, authority, dignitary, ecclesiastic, guide, lead, legislator, pilot, president, principal, professor, senior, tack, doyen |
| Antonyms: | pupil, student |
| Main Entry: | elder |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | born earlier |
| Synonyms: | ancient, earlier, older, senior, first-born, more mature |
| 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, matriarch, oldest, patriarch, senior, senior citizen, superior, veteran, golden ager, old fogey, oldster |
| Antonyms: | junior, minor, youngster, youth |
| Main Entry: | older |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | most senior |
| Synonyms: | earlier, elder, first, former, lower, preceding, prior, senior, eldest, first-born, of a former period, of an earlier time |
| Antonyms: | younger |
| Main Entry: | old-timer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | elderly person |
| Synonyms: | fossil*, mossback, old hand, senior, veteran, geezer, golden-ager, gramps, old dog, old soldier, war-horse |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | pupil |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who is learning something |
| Synonyms: | adherent, attendant, beginner, bookworm*, brain*, disciple, follower, junior, learner, neophyte, novice, satellite, scholar, senior, student, tenderfoot*, undergraduate, catechumen, first-year student, graduate student, schoolboy/ girl, sophomore |
| Antonyms: | professor, teacher |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | superior |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person higher or highest in rank |
| Synonyms: | VIP*, boss, brass*, chief, director, elder, executive, head, leader, manager, principal, ruler, senior, supervisor, CEO, chieftain, exec, head honcho, heavyweight, higher-up, key player |
| Antonyms: | inferior, servant |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | patriarch |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | male head |
| Synonyms: | ancestor, architect, author, chief, creator, elder, father, founder, generator, grandfather, head, inventor, maker, master, old man, originator, ruler, senior, sire, gaffer, graybeard, paterfamilias |
| Antonyms: | matriarch |
| Main Entry: | senior citizen |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | someone of advanced years |
| Synonyms: | old-timer, patriarch, pensioner, senior, OAP, elderly person, geriatric, golden-ager, old fogey, old person, old-age pensioner, oldster, retired person, retiree |
| Main Entry: | major |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | bigger |
| Synonyms: | above, better, big, chief, considerable, dominant, elder, extensive, extreme, hefty, higher, large, leading, main, most, primary, senior, sizable, superior, supreme, ultra, upper, uppermost, exceeding, greater, large-scale, larger, oversized |
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | superior |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | better, greater, higher; excellent |
| Synonyms: | above, admirable, capital, choice, dandy, deluxe, distinguished, exceptional, exclusive, expert, famous, fine, first-class, first-rate, good, high-class, major, noteworthy, over, paramount, predominant, preferable, preferred, premium, prevailing, primary, remarkable, senior, superhuman, a cut above, exceeding, finer, first-string, five-star, good quality, grander, high-caliber, more advanced, more skillful, of higher rank, overlying, superincumbent, surpassing, unrivalled |
| Antonyms: | bad, below, inferior, lower, minor, poor |
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