Senior

//ˈsinjɚ//

Synonyms for "senior" (178 found)

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Closest matches (36)

Strong matches (53)

Related words (89)

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Translations

72 translations across 32 languages.

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Armenian

2 entries
  • ավագ adj (older)
  • ավագ noun (someone older than someone else)

Belarusian

2 entries
  • ста́ршы adj (older)
  • старэ́йшы adj (older)

Bulgarian

2 entries
  • ста́рши adj (older)
  • ста́рши adj (higher in rank)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries
  • 先輩 /先辈 noun (someone older than someone else)
  • 前輩 /前辈 noun (someone older than someone else)

Czech

1 entries
  • starší adj (older)

Dutch

2 entries
  • ouderejaars noun (someone older than someone else)
  • senior noun (someone older than someone else)

Estonian

1 entries
  • vanem adj (older)

Finnish

1 entries
  • vanhempi noun (someone older than someone else)

French

3 entries
  • aîné adj (older)
  • ancien noun (someone seen as deserving respect or reverence because of their age)
  • supérieur noun (someone older than someone else)

Georgian

2 entries
  • უფროსი adj (older)
  • უფროსი noun (someone older than someone else)

German

1 entries
  • älter adj (older)

Greek

3 entries
  • ανώτερος adj (higher in rank)
  • μεγαλύτερος adj (older)
  • προϊστάμενος adj (higher in rank)

Hindi

3 entries
  • वरिष्ठ adj (older)
  • वरिष्ठ adj (higher in rank)
  • वरिष्ठ noun (someone older than someone else)

Iranian Persian

1 entries
  • مِهْتَر adj (older)

Italian

2 entries
  • anziana adj (older)
  • anziano adj (older)

Japanese

3 entries
  • 年上の adj (older)
  • 先輩 noun (someone older than someone else)
  • 年上 noun (someone older than someone else)

Kannada

1 entries
  • ಹಿರಿಯ adj (older)

Korean

3 entries
  • 늙은 adj (older)
  • 더 늙은 adj (older)
  • 선배 noun (someone older than someone else)

Latin

1 entries
  • senior adj (older)

Marathi

1 entries
  • वरिष्ठ adj (higher in rank)

Māori

1 entries
  • pāhake adj (older)

Polish

2 entries
  • starszy adj (older)
  • starszy noun (someone older than someone else)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • sénior adj (older)
  • sénior adj (higher in rank)
  • sénior noun (someone older than someone else)
  • sênior noun (someone older than someone else)

Russian

4 entries
  • ста́рший adj (older)
  • ста́рший adj (higher in rank)
  • ста́рший noun (someone older than someone else)
  • старшекла́ссник noun (someone older than someone else)

Slovak

1 entries
  • starší adj (older)

Spanish

4 entries
  • alto cargo adj (higher in rank)
  • anciano adj (older)
  • experimentado adj (higher in rank)
  • senior adj (older)

Swedish

1 entries
  • senior adj (older)

Tagalog

3 entries
  • ate noun (someone older than someone else)
  • higtaunan noun (someone older than someone else)
  • kuya noun (someone older than someone else)

Thai

1 entries
  • รุ่นพี่ noun (someone older than someone else)

Turkish

2 entries
  • kıdemli adj (higher in rank)
  • yaşça büyük adj (older)

Ukrainian

2 entries
  • ста́рший adj (older)
  • старі́ший adj (older)

Vietnamese

2 entries
  • tiền bối noun (someone older than someone else)
  • đàn anh noun (someone older than someone else)

Sample sentences

16 total sentences available.

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Are you a senior high school student?

Source: tatoeba (16152)

We look up to him as a good senior.

Source: tatoeba (22721)

The senior citizens' spirits were high in spite of the bad weather.

Source: tatoeba (28555)

Of course, many senior citizens are happy with retirement.

Source: tatoeba (30527)

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