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sophomore

[sof-uh-mawr, -mohr, sof-mawr, -mohr] / ˈsɒf əˌmɔr, -ˌmoʊr, ˈsɒf mɔr, -moʊr /
ADJECTIVE
callow
Synonyms
STRONGEST
inexperienced
WEAK
crude green guileless infant jejune jellybean juvenile kid low tech naive not dry behind ears puerile raw tenderfoot unbaked unfledged unripe unsophisticated untrained untried young
Antonyms
WEAK
experienced initiated mature sophisticated
NOUN
college student
Synonyms
STRONGEST
graduate student senior
WEAK
first-year student grad student junior undergrad undergraduate student
NOUN
pupil
Synonyms
STRONGEST
graduate student learner senior student undergraduate
STRONG
adherent attendant beginner bookworm brain catechumen disciple follower junior neophyte novice satellite scholar tenderfoot
WEAK
first-year student schoolboy/girl
Antonyms
STRONG
expert professional
WEAK
professor teacher
NOUN
student
Synonyms
STRONGEST
graduate junior pupil scholar undergraduate
STRONG
apprentice disciple docent grad learner novice observer registrant schoolchild skill undergrad
WEAK
first-year student
Antonyms
WEAK
professor teacher
NOUN
undergraduate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
freshman junior senior student
STRONG
plebe underclassman
WEAK
coed upperclassman
Antonyms
WEAK
graduate

Example Sentences

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He dropped out after his sophomore year to build learning app Turbo AI.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

As a sophomore, he was on junior varsity.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

After finishing the fall semester of his sophomore year, Bior returned to Uganda for winter break.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Pence, a sophomore, might reclassify to be eligible for the 2027 draft.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

We had film class together when I was a sophomore and he was a senior.

From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King