SENIOR as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a person who is older than you are
   Synonym(s)
   • elder (what does elder mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) senior is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • adult (what does adult mean?)
   • grownup (what does grownup mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • dean (what does dean mean?)
   • doyen (what does doyen mean?)
   • doyenne (what does doyenne mean?)
2. Meaning
   • an undergraduate student during the year preceding graduation
   Hypernyms(s) senior is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • undergraduate (what does undergraduate mean?)
   • undergrad (what does undergrad mean?)

SENIOR as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • advanced in years
   • (`aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
   Synonym(s)
   • aged (what does aged mean?)
   • elderly (what does elderly mean?)
   • older (what does older mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • aged members of the society
   • elderly residents could remember the construction of the first skyscraper
   • senior citizen
   Similar To
   • old (what does old mean?)
2. Meaning
   • older
   • higher in rank
   • longer in length of tenure or service
   Usage Example(s)
   • senior officer
   Antonym(s)
   • junior (what does junior mean?)
   Similar To
   • elder (what does elder mean?)
   • older (what does older mean?)
   • sr. (what does sr. mean?)
   • major(ip) (what does major(ip) mean?)
   • precedential (what does precedential mean?)
   • ranking(a) (what does ranking(a) mean?)
   • superior (what does superior mean?)
   • higher-ranking (what does higher-ranking mean?)
   See Also
   • old (what does old mean?)
   Attribute(s)
   • seniority (what does seniority mean?)
   • senior status (what does senior status mean?)
   • higher status (what does higher status mean?)
   • higher rank (what does higher rank mean?)