Definitions

classmate

[klas-meyt, klahs-] / ˈklæsˌmeɪt, ˈklɑs- /

NOUN

friend

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acquaintance ally associate buddy colleague companion cousin partner roommate

STRONG

chum cohort compatriot comrade consort crony familiar intimate mate pal playmate schoolmate sidekick spare well-wisher

WEAK

alter ego bosom buddy soul mate

Antonyms

STRONGEST

antagonist enemy foe opponent stranger

WEAK

detractor

NOUN

mate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acquaintance bride buddy companion comrade coworker playmate roommate schoolmate spouse

STRONG

analog assistant associate chum cohort colleague compeer complement concomitant consort coordinate counterpart crony double duplicate familiar fellow friend groom helper helpmate intimate match pal peer reciprocal sidekick twin

WEAK

alter ego bedmate

Antonyms

STRONGEST

enemy foe opponent stranger

STRONG

antagonist detractor

NOUN

school child

Synonyms

STRONG

pupil student

WEAK

day-pupil learner school classmate school kid school lad schoolboy schoolchild schoolgirl

NOUN

schoolmate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acquaintance chum comrade

STRONG

friend

Antonyms

STRONGEST

enemy

Example Sentences

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Rivera was at Espacio 1839 on Friday accompanying his son, Marc Rivera, one of the youngest exhibitors, alongside his classmate Miguel Yanez.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Juin allegedly kept insisting that the deal would close imminently, but the classmate eventually asked for his money back.

From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026

Cooper's Bafta can go alongside the Emmy, Golden Globe, National Television, Royal Television Society and Actor Awards he has already won for playing a boy accused of murdering a female classmate.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

He and his classmate Henry Ward Beecher earned money with phrenological demonstrations in Amherst and its neighboring towns.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

While I scraped plates and massaged migraines, she practiced dance steps with our classmate Farah.

From "Amal Unbound" by Aisha Saeed

classmate

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