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junior

[joon-yer] / ˈdʒun yər /
ADJECTIVE
subordinate, younger
Synonyms
STRONG
inferior lower minor second second-string secondary
WEAK
lesser
Antonyms
STRONG
first-class first-rate important superior
WEAK
elder older senior

Example Sentences

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Jake Norr, a junior at Palisades High, made a hole in one earlier this week at Woodley Lakes Golf Course.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

“We expect the result to come in on the strong side,” the junior analyst adds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Middleton has been an MLA at Stormont since 2015 and was briefly a junior minister in the executive.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Working as a junior hedge fund analyst in the 2000s, I had internally championed positions in EganaGoldpfeil and Tack Fat—two fast-growing, Hong Kong-listed small-cap stocks.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Then again, given that this was my first season as an elite junior gymnast, I’d medaled more than I thought I would.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles