SENIOR: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for SENIOR?

Need another word that means the same as “senior”? Find 16 synonyms and 30 related words for “senior” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Senior” are: fourth-year, aged, elderly, older, elder, the elder, higher-ranking, high-ranking, superior, top, chief, more important, most important, pensioner, old-age pensioner

Senior as a Noun

Definitions of "Senior" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “senior” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• An elderly person, especially an old-age pensioner.
• A person who is older than you are.
• A competitor of above a certain age or of the highest status in a particular sport.
• An undergraduate student during the year preceding graduation.
• A person who is a specified number of years older than someone else.
• A student in one of the higher forms of a senior school.

Synonyms of "Senior" as a noun (3 Words)

elder	An official in the early Christian Church, or of various Protestant Churches and sects. He left the Church of which he had been an elder.
old-age pensioner	An old person who receives an old-age pension.
pensioner	A person who receives a pension, especially the retirement pension.

Usage Examples of "Senior" as a noun

• The price is £7 for adults and £3.50 for seniors.
• At fourteen you move up to the seniors.
• She was only two years his senior.
• Among the pupils was a senior, a boy of about seventeen.

Senior as an Adjective

Definitions of "Senior" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “senior” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Relating to or denoting competitors of above a certain age or of the highest status in a particular sport.
• High or higher in rank or status.
• Advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables.
• Of or for the final year at a university or high school.
• Older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service.
• Of or for older or more experienced people.
• (in names) denoting the elder of two who have the same name in a family, especially a father as distinct from his son.
• Used of the fourth and final year in United States high school or college.
• For or denoting schoolchildren above a certain age, typically 11.

Synonyms of "Senior" as an adjective (13 Words)

aged	Advanced in years aged is pronounced as two syllables. Replica guitar with aged finish.
chief	Most important element. Chief among her concerns is working alone at night.
elder	Used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son. My elder daughter.
elderly	(of a person) old or ageing. Specialist services for the elderly.
fourth-year	Used of the fourth and final year in United States high school or college.
high-ranking	At an elevated level in rank or importance.
higher-ranking	Having a higher rank.
more important	A quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree.
most important	The superlative of `much’ that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by `the’; a quantifier meaning the greatest in amount or extent or degree.
older	Used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son. The older soldiers.
superior	Of high or superior quality or performance. Deploying superior force.
the elder	Used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son.
top	Situated at the top or highest position. The top shelf.

Usage Examples of "Senior" as an adjective

• Senior citizens.
• The senior girls play badminton while the others play hockey.
• He is a senior Finance Ministry official.
• Senior citizen.
• Henry James senior.
• McCluskey made an instant impact on his senior debut.
• The people senior to me in my department.
• The senior prom.
• Senior officer.

Associations of "Senior" (30 Words)

aged	Of wines fruit cheeses having reached a desired or final condition aged pronounced as one syllable. Special arrangements were available for the aged.
aging	Growing old.
ascendant	(of a planet, zodiacal degree, or sign) on or close to the intersection of the ecliptic with the eastern horizon. The economically ascendant class.
authoritative	Sanctioned by established authority. Authoritative directives.
dotage	Mental infirmity as a consequence of old age; sometimes shown by foolish infatuations. You could live here and look after me in my dotage.
elder	A member of a senate or governing body. My elder daughter.
elderly	(of a person) old or ageing. Specialist services for the elderly.
forebear	An ancestor. Generations of his forebears had lived in London.
frail	The weight of a frail basket full of raisins or figs between 50 and 75 pounds. The balcony is frail.
gramps	The father of your father or mother.
grandfather	Exempt (someone or something) from a new law or regulation. Smokers who worked here before the ban have been grandfathered.
grandma	One’s grandmother. Grandma didn't stop talking.
grandmother	The mother of your father or mother. My grandmother is ill.
grandpa	The father of your father or mother.
grandparent	A parent of your father or mother. It must be a great blessing to have Chloe s grandparents living nearby.
longevity	The property of being long-lived. Her longevity in office now appeared as a handicap to the party.
matriarch	A woman who is the head of a family or tribe. A domineering matriarch.
nan	One’s grandmother.
obsolete	Cause a product or idea to become obsolete by replacing it with something new. The disposal of old and obsolete machinery.
old	Used informally especially for emphasis old adj of a very early stage in development. Good old boy.
oldie	An older person. We oldies can still find digging satisfying even enjoyable.
parental	Designating the generation of organisms from which hybrid offspring are produced. Parental responsibility.
senescence	The property characteristic of old age.
senescent	Growing old.
senile	Mentally or physically infirm with age. Senile decay.
senility	Mental infirmity as a consequence of old age; sometimes shown by foolish infatuations. The onset of senility.
seniority	A privileged position earned by reason of longer service or higher rank. Pay and benefits rise with seniority.
sister	A fellow woman seen in relation to feminist issues. My sister married a musician.
subservience	The condition of being something that is useful in reaching an end or carrying out a plan. Is it a case of the subservience of the divine to political beliefs.
yore	Time long past.