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Synonyms for junior

14 synonyms
6 antonyms
1 meaning

adjective
noun

Most common

All synonyms

Adjective

1. Younger

Other

young, minor, subordinate, secondary, next-to-last, lowly, subaltern, puny dated, nonsenior rare

Noun

ninth grade US, eleventh grade US, eleventh grader US

Antonyms

older, elder, peer

All antonyms of junior →

Definitions

adj. 1
Low in rank; having a subordinate role, job, or situation.
He uses the leverage of seniority with the more junior employees.
n. 1
A younger person.

Related words

Phrases: junior high school junior varsity junior doctor junior high junior higher junior school junior high schooler

Forms

Plural: juniors

Example sentences

younger We cannot distinguish her from her younger sister.
jr Martin Luther King, Jr. carried a gun for self-defense.
secondary He got all his information from secondary sources.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
junior		falling
younger		rising
jr		falling
secondary		falling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

2 letters: jr²
4 letters: puny²
5 letters: young¹, minor², lowly²
7 letters: younger²
9 letters: secondary⁴, subaltern, nonsenior
11 letters: subordinate⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (jr² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: junior