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

Need another word that means the same as “year”? Find 15 synonyms and 30 related words for “year” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Year” are: class, twelvemonth, yr, twelve-month period, twelve-month session, number of years, lifetime, duration, length of life, form, study group, school group, set, stream, band

Year as a Noun

Definitions of "Year" as a noun

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

• A body of students who graduate together.
• A period similar to a year used for reckoning time according to other calendars.
• A period of time containing 365 (or 366) days.
• A set of students grouped together as being of roughly similar ages, mostly entering a school or college in the same academic year.
• A very long time; ages.
• The period of time that it takes for a planet (as, e.g., Earth or Mars) to make a complete revolution around the sun.
• A year regarded in terms of the quality of something produced.
• One's age or time of life.
• A period of time occupying a regular part of a calendar year that is used for some particular activity.
• A period of twelve months measured from a point other than 1 January.
• The period of 365 days (or 366 days in leap years) starting from the first of January, used for reckoning time in ordinary circumstances.
• The time taken by the earth to make one revolution around the sun.

Synonyms of "Year" as a noun (15 Words)

band	A group of musicians playing popular music for dancing. Look for a leg band on the osprey.
class	A principal taxonomic grouping that ranks above order and below phylum or division, such as Mammalia or Insecta. An emerging professional class.
duration	The period of time during which something continues. A flight of over eight hours duration.
form	A set order of words a formula. They are one of the best teams around on current form.
length of life	A section of something that is long and narrow.
lifetime	The period during which something is functional (as between birth and death. Fifteen shops closed during the lifetime of the scheme.
number of years	An item of merchandise offered for sale.
school group	An educational institution’s faculty and students.
set	Several exercises intended to be done in series. The smart set goes there.
stream	Something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously. Frank blew out a stream of smoke.
study group	Someone who memorizes quickly and easily (as the lines for a part in a play.
twelve-month period	One of three divisions into which play is divided in hockey games.
twelve-month session	A meeting for execution of a group’s functions.
twelvemonth	A period of time containing 365 (or 366) days. The summer forenoon seemed a twelvemonth long.
yr	The period of time that it takes for a planet (as, e.g., Earth or Mars) to make a complete revolution around the sun.

Usage Examples of "Year" as a noun

• The Muslim year.
• She had a composure well beyond her years.
• It's almost a year since his heart attack.
• In the year 1920.
• Single-vineyard wine of a good year.
• She was in my year at Hoehandle High.
• A school year.
• Most of the girls in my year were leaving at the end of the term.
• It's going to take years to put that right.
• A Martian year takes 687 of our days.
• She is 4 years old.

Associations of "Year" (30 Words)

afternoon	In the afternoon every afternoon. I telephoned this afternoon.
annually	By the year; every year (usually with reference to a sum of money paid or received. They travel to China annually.
april	The month following March and preceding May.
calendar	Enter something in a calendar or timetable. It was at their discretion whether to index or calendar the records.
daily	Of or belonging to or occurring every day. A daily paper.
day	Daylight. In Shakespeare s day.
diurnal	Daily; of each day. Diurnal and nocturnal offices.
february	The month following January and preceding March.
january	The first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice.
july	The month following June and preceding August.
march	March in a procession. It was a long march.
may	Used to ask for or to give permission. They may have been old fashioned but they were excellent teachers.
monday	The second day of the week; the first working day.
month	A period of time between the same dates in successive calendar months. The first six months of 1992.
morning	Every morning. A hint of steely light showed that morning was on its way.
november	The month following October and preceding December.
october	The month following September and preceding November.
perennially	In a way that continues for a long or apparently infinite time; permanently. A lily that grows perennially from bulbs.
periodical	A magazine or newspaper published at regular intervals. Britain s best periodical art magazine.
saturday	The seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians.
semiannual	Occurring or payable twice each year.
september	The month following August and preceding October.
sunday	First day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians.
thursday	The fifth day of the week; the fourth working day.
tuesday	The third day of the week; the second working day.
wednesday	The fourth day of the week; the third working day.
week	Hours or days of work in a calendar week. It rained for a week.
weekday	Any day except Sunday (and sometimes except Saturday. The weekday rush hour.
weekend	Spend the weekend. I went to see the film at the weekend.
yearly	Occurring or payable every year. Yearly medical examinations.