junior
1 of 2adjective
ju·nior ˈjün-yər 
1
a
: less advanced in age : younger —used chiefly to distinguish a son with the same given name as his father
b(1)
: youthful
(2)
: designed for young people and especially adolescents
c
: of more recent date and therefore inferior or subordinate
a junior lien
2
: of or relating to juniors or the class of juniors at an educational institution
the junior prom
3
a
: lower in standing or rank
junior partners
b
: duplicating or suggesting on a smaller scale something typically large or powerful
a junior gale
junior
2 of 2noun
1
a(1)
: a person who is younger than another
a man six years my junior
(2)
: a male child : son
(3)
: a young person
b
: a clothing size for women and girls with slight figures
2
a
: a student in the next-to-the-last year before graduating from an educational institution
b
: a person holding a lower position in a hierarchy of ranks
3
capitalized : a member of a program of the Girl Scouts for girls in the third through sixth grades in school
Synonyms
Adjective
- inferior
- less
- lesser
- lower
- minor
- smaller
- subordinate
Noun
- inferior
- subordinate
- underling
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Example Sentences
Adjective She is a junior partner in the law firm. junior advisers to the governor Noun They are my juniors in rank. She's a junior at the state college.
Recent Examples on the Web
Rick Hoff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2022 Here is what Voyagers will receive: Students will get up to $25,000 per year in financial aid for their junior and senior years of college. al, 14 Sep. 2022 For now, the companies are focused on their Houston project, where crews have begun clearing land on a portion of a 160-acre tract west of the community’s junior and senior high school. Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Aug. 2022 Recruiters report an acute dearth of junior and senior talent in Hong Kong’s finance sector. Clay Chandler, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2022 The scouts had been at games his junior and senior seasons, 28 of the 30 teams had shown up to check out this baseball phenom with the name Mattingly. Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star, 14 July 2022 His experiences as both a junior and senior officer inspired President Eisenhower in the 1950s to create the Interstate Highway System, which now bears his name. Fox News, 18 June 2022 McNamara started every game last season as a junior, leading Michigan to a win over rival Ohio State for the first time in a decade and to its first Big Ten title since 2004. Paris Wolfe, cleveland, 3 Sep. 2022 Senatus, who led the Orlando area in rushing yards as a junior, transferred to Osceola in time for the start of preseason practices but has recently returned to Celebration. J.c. Carnahan, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Sep. 2022 Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2022 There’s one key difference: Ayoola, 16, is a junior at Wilde Lake High School and the student member of the school board. Ethan Ehrenhaft, Baltimore Sun, 6 Sep. 2022 Mai Mateaki is a junior at Dimond and one of the Lynx’s best players on both sides of the ball. Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News, 31 Aug. 2022 Gavin, accepted into the National Association for Music Educators all national concert band, will be a junior at Choate. Pam Mcloughlin, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2022 Tyree was a junior at Eastern at the time of the shooting. Rae Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 26 Aug. 2022 Bronny is currently a high school junior at Sierra Canyon School in California, per the Bleacher Report. Amanda Taylor, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2022 The university announced on July 13 that Ferrari, who would have been a junior on the OSU wrestling team, was no longer with the program. Scott Wright, USA TODAY, 4 Aug. 2022 The 13-year-old graduated high school last year and is a college junior at Arizona State University and Oakwood University in Huntsville. Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al, 28 July 2022 See More
Adjective
Another junior running back, Alan Leon, added 80 yards on 18 attempts, including a 3-yard score. Rick Hoff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2022 Here is what Voyagers will receive: Students will get up to $25,000 per year in financial aid for their junior and senior years of college. al, 14 Sep. 2022 For now, the companies are focused on their Houston project, where crews have begun clearing land on a portion of a 160-acre tract west of the community’s junior and senior high school. Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Aug. 2022 Recruiters report an acute dearth of junior and senior talent in Hong Kong’s finance sector. Clay Chandler, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2022 The scouts had been at games his junior and senior seasons, 28 of the 30 teams had shown up to check out this baseball phenom with the name Mattingly. Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star, 14 July 2022 His experiences as both a junior and senior officer inspired President Eisenhower in the 1950s to create the Interstate Highway System, which now bears his name. Fox News, 18 June 2022 McNamara started every game last season as a junior, leading Michigan to a win over rival Ohio State for the first time in a decade and to its first Big Ten title since 2004. Paris Wolfe, cleveland, 3 Sep. 2022 Senatus, who led the Orlando area in rushing yards as a junior, transferred to Osceola in time for the start of preseason practices but has recently returned to Celebration. J.c. Carnahan, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Sep. 2022 Noun
Her son is an electrical engineer, and her daughter is a junior in college, majoring in a STEM field, but Keshavan has continued her activism. Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2022 There’s one key difference: Ayoola, 16, is a junior at Wilde Lake High School and the student member of the school board. Ethan Ehrenhaft, Baltimore Sun, 6 Sep. 2022 Mai Mateaki is a junior at Dimond and one of the Lynx’s best players on both sides of the ball. Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News, 31 Aug. 2022 Gavin, accepted into the National Association for Music Educators all national concert band, will be a junior at Choate. Pam Mcloughlin, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2022 Tyree was a junior at Eastern at the time of the shooting. Rae Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 26 Aug. 2022 Bronny is currently a high school junior at Sierra Canyon School in California, per the Bleacher Report. Amanda Taylor, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2022 The university announced on July 13 that Ferrari, who would have been a junior on the OSU wrestling team, was no longer with the program. Scott Wright, USA TODAY, 4 Aug. 2022 The 13-year-old graduated high school last year and is a college junior at Arizona State University and Oakwood University in Huntsville. Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al, 28 July 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Adjective
Middle English, from Latin, comparative of juvenis young — more at young
Noun
Latin, noun & adjective
First Known Use
Adjective
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Noun
1526, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)
Phrases Containing junior
Kids Definition
junior 1 of 2
adjective
ju·nior ˈjün-yər
1
: being younger —used to distinguish a son from a father with the same name
John Doe, Junior
2
: lower in rank
a junior associate
3
: of or relating to students in the next-to-last year at a high school, college, or university
the junior class
junior
2 of 2noun
1
: a person who is younger or lower in rank than another
He is two years my junior.
2
: a student in the next-to-last year at a high school, college, or university
Legal Definition
junior
adjective
ju·nior ˈjü-nyər
: of lower standing or rank
a junior lienholder
junior 1 of 2
adjective
as in smaller
having not so great importance or rank as another junior advisers to the governor Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- smaller
- lesser
- less
- lower
- subordinate
- minor
- small
- secondary
- associate
- inferior
- auxiliary
- petty
- little
- subsidiary
- two-bit
- jerkwater
- second-class
- second-rate
- minute
- one-horse
- mean
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- senior
- more
- higher
- major
- greater
- prime
- primary
- superior
- superordinate
- exceptional
- choice
- first-class
- first-rate
junior
2 of 2noun
as in subordinate
one who is of lower rank and typically under the authority of another she's his junior in the company Synonyms & Similar Words
- subordinate
- assistant
- minion
- deputy
- sidekick
- underling
- henchman
- inferior
- second
- domestic
- aide
- follower
- adjutant
- attendant
- steward
- flunkie
- lackey
- flunky
- coadjutor
- menial
- retainer
- aid
- second fiddle
- flunkey
- mate
- helpmate
- helpmeet
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- senior
- superior
- leader
- master
- chief
- captain
- boss
- head
- foreman
- headman
- helmsman
- kingpin
- taskmaster