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junior

/ˈd͡ʒuniɚ/noun, adjective2 syllables

Junior means: younger; lower in rank; shorter in length of tenure or service.

Synonyms for junior17

noun, as in a son who has the same first name as his father

Jr, Jnr

adjective, as in younger; lower in rank; shorter in length of tenure or service

junior-grade, lower-ranking, lowly, petty, secondary, subaltern, minor, younger, jr., young, immature, subordinate

adjective, as in used of the third or next to final year in United States high school or college

third-year, next-to-last, intermediate

adjective, as in used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father

younger, jr.

adjective, as in including or intended for youthful persons

Opposites of junior

What does junior mean?8

adjective

1

younger; lower in rank; shorter in length of tenure or service

2

used of the third or next to final year in United States high school or college“the junior class”

3

used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father“John Junior”

4

including or intended for youthful persons“a junior sports league”

noun

1

a son who has the same first name as his father

2

term of address for a disrespectful and annoying male“look here, junior, it's none of your business”

3

a third-year undergraduate

4

the younger of two persons“she is two years my junior”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Junior in a sentence

  • After infant school, he went to junior school.Amastan
  • After infant school, she went to junior school.Amastan
  • After infant school, we went to junior school.Amastan
  • Junior, why don't we go into a group together?Ishao
  • After infant school, they went to junior school.Amastan
  • Junior officers, namely second lieutenant, lieutenant, and captain, form the foundation of direct command.Igider
  • You used to do that when you were in junior high school, didn't you?CK
  • He's just a normal junior high school student, not particularly intelligent.fcbond

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of junior

as a noun

plural
juniors