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junior

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: junior

1
 adjn
including or intended for youthful persons
the younger of two persons
2
 n
term of address for a disrespectful and annoying male
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: junior
1

adj including or intended for youthful persons

“a junior sports league”
“junior fashions”
Synonyms
immature, young
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

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

Synonyms
immature, young
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
junior-grade, lower-ranking, lowly, petty, secondary, subaltern
inferior in rank or status
minor
of the younger of two boys with the same family name
jr., younger
used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
subordinate
subject or submissive to authority or the control of another
Antonyms:
senior
older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service
old
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
elder, older, sr.
used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son
major
of the elder of two boys with the same family name
precedential
having precedence (especially because of longer service)
higher-ranking, ranking, superior
having a higher rank
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adj used of the third or next to final year in United States high school or college

“the junior class”
Synonyms:
next-to-last, third-year
intermediate
lying between two extremes in time or space or state

n the younger of two persons

“she is two years my junior”
Type of:
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul
a human being

n a third-year undergraduate

Type of:
lowerclassman, underclassman
an undergraduate who is not yet a senior
2

n term of address for a disrespectful and annoying male

“look here, junior, it's none of your business”
Type of:
arriviste, nouveau-riche, parvenu, upstart
a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class
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