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Synonyms & Antonyms for junior
Synonyms: Adjective
inferior, less, lesser, lower, minor, smaller, subordinate
Synonyms: Noun
inferior, subordinate, underling
Antonyms: Adjective
greater, higher, major, more, primary, prime, senior, superior, superordinate
Antonyms: Noun
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Examples of junior in a Sentence
Adjective
She is a junior partner in the law firm. junior advisers to the governorNoun
They are my juniors in rank. She's a junior at the state college.
Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
Obama and Power first met in the spring of 2005, when Obama was an ambitious junior senator from Illinois. — Daniel Bessner, The New Republic, "The Fog of Intervention," 4 Sep. 2019 One who hopes it does is Kamala Harris, California’s first-term junior senator, who is struggling to survive in the cast-of-thousands field of Democratic presidential hopefuls, and is counting on a big win in her home state seven months hence. — Dan Walters, The Mercury News, "Walters: Can Kamala Harris break California’s presidential jinx?," 1 Sep. 2019 In Michigan, the junior Democratic senator, Gary Peters, is facing a strong challenger in John James, an Iraq War veteran and a businessman, who, if elected, would be one of only two African-American Republicans in the Senate. — Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, "The Urgency of the 2020 Senate Race," 1 Sep. 2019 Lakota East kept things interesting with a 27-yard touchdown reception by junior wide receiver John Scott in the final minute of the first half to make the score 21-14 in favor of Turpin. — Donnie Menke, Cincinnati.com, "Cincinnati, Ohio high school football: Turpin Spartans beat Lakota East Thunderhawks 35-21," 31 Aug. 2019 Cephus makes early mark: Redshirt junior wide receiver Quintez Cephus wasted little time in celebrating his first game action since Nov. 4, 2017. — Jeff Potrykus, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "No. 19 UW 49, South Florida 0: Mother Nature can only delay the inevitable as Badgers win in rout," 30 Aug. 2019 The Cowboys’ Tylan Wallace made his limited touches count, as the junior receiver caught five passes for 92 and two touchdowns. — oregonlive, "Oklahoma State rolls past Oregon State football in 2019 season opener: Game at a glance," 30 Aug. 2019 The Hurricanes also have a four-star junior receiver in Latrell Neville, who ranks No. — Jack Marrion, Houston Chronicle, "Fort Bend area stocked with top football recruits," 27 Aug. 2019 Photo illustration by Najeebah Al-Ghadban The real divide in this country isn’t town versus country, red versus blue or MAGA versus Resistance — at least not according to Josh Hawley, the new junior senator from Missouri. — New York Times, "Why Do Politicians Blame ‘Cosmopolitans’ for Local Problems?," 21 Aug. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Kyla Holt, the team’s scoring leader, also graduated, but returning is first-team all-county defender Megan Paschall, who helped anchor the team’s defense as a junior. — Megan Woodward, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, "Fall Sports Previews: 3 things to watch for girls soccer in 2019," 4 Sep. 2019 The team also adds transfer Sam Ponsford, who was a second-team midfielder at Long Reach as a junior. — Brent Kennedy, baltimoresun.com, "Reloading Glenelg field hockey aiming to hold off hungry group of Howard County programs," 3 Sep. 2019 Uhlman caught 26 passes for 372 yards and six touchdowns as a junior. — Shawn Mcfarland, courant.com, "High school football: After an undefeated regular season in 2018, Southington looks to reload this fall," 1 Sep. 2019 The senior captain hit the 2,000-yard mark as a junior. — Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, "Colorado Prep Football Rewind: Adams City’s streak is over, watch out for Regis, Kit Carson makes a statement and more," 31 Aug. 2019 Inside linebacker Evan Weaver made 159 tackles last season as a junior. — Steve Kroner, SFChronicle.com, "Cal vs. UC Davis football preview: Players to watch, story lines, TV info," 30 Aug. 2019 All he's done since then is set Hueytown's single-season rushing record as a sophomore before breaking his own record as a junior. — al, "Inside Alabama and Auburn recruiting of The Southern 120 running backs," 27 Aug. 2019 The City League Pitcher of the Year was 7-1 with a 1.91 ERA as a junior. — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Notebook: Honor Bowl teams highly touted," 26 Aug. 2019 The linebacker made 54 tackles, 10 TFL, two sacks and two fumble recoveries as a junior. — Jack Marrion, Houston Chronicle, "Katy ISD boasts top senior, junior football recruits," 26 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'junior.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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