Synonyms for senior

Most common

elder · older adult · elderly · old-timer

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

Adjective

Antonyms

junior, peer, young

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Definitions

1. n. 1

   An old person.

2. n. 2

   Someone older than someone else (with possessive).

   He was four years her senior.

3. adj. 1

   Older.

Related words

Word family

senile senioritis seniority seniorize

Phrases

senior citizen senior high senior high school senior captain senior bond senior colonel senior note senior slide

Forms

Plural

seniors → elders, elderlies, old-timers, mzees…

Example sentences

• elderly It seems a shawl for the elderly in that position!
• elder You seem to have mistaken me for my elder brother.

Popularity over time

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

By length

3 letters

old¹

4 letters

aged¹, mzee

5 letters

major², older², elder²

6 letters

matric

7 letters

masters², elderly³, veteran³, ranking²

8 letters

superior⁴

9 letters

geriatric⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (major² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

senior

Deutsch

Senior