Word Type

Noun

Adjective

Adjective

Proper Noun

Verb

The word "junior" can be used as noun, adjective, adjective, proper noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

senior senior

Coordinate Terms

infant infant junior miss misses

Derived Terms

junior bridesmaid junior college junior doctor junior high junior high school junior higher junior infant junior jump junior miner junior minister junior miss junior right junior school junior soldier junior soph junior synonym junior varsity junioritis juniority juniormost juniorness juniorship juvenile lieutenant junior grade major junior prejunior rear admiral junior grade rejuvenate subjunior young youth

Context

preceded by possessive adjective or possessive form of noun us

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

actor arriviste boy doer lowerclassman nouveau-riche parvenu son underclassman upstart worker

Type Of (IsA)

lowerclassman person term denoting youth and inexperience upstart

Related Terms

after after sophomore eleventh grade father fewer fewer years high high school jnr job jr jun juvenile kid name rejuvenate role school second situation son sophomore subordinate suffix university west virginia years young younger youth

Similar Terms

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

Synonym Network

jnr next to last

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