Synonyms of classmate

classmate

noun

as in colleague

a member of the same class in a school, college, or university

She was widely regarded as the most likely to succeed among her classmates.

Related Words

• colleague
• teammate
• peer
• friend
• schoolmate
• cohort
• comrade
• associate
• schoolfellow
• fellow
• roommate
• compatriot
• coworker
• housemate
• playmate
• shipmate
• partner
• running mate
• buddy
• companion
• playfellow
• crony
• collaborator
• pal
• accomplice
• ally
• compeer
• workmate
• half
• chum
• mate
• confidant
• messmate
• affiliate
• hobnobber
• familiar
• equal
• intimate
• hearty
• countryman
• escort
• attendant
• confederate
• parasite
• leech
• hanger-on

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of classmate

The film centers on a school where a viral video of a student threatening his classmates surfaces online, and the situation spirals into escalating violence. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 23 July 2026

The process was maddening, Huerta said, and took him and his classmates over a year. — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 22 July 2026

Colleges, universities, and companies across the country could learn a great deal from what Adeniran and her classmates have built at Morgan State. — Marybeth Gasman, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

People who manage such rises are typically intellectual sponges, hoovering up knowledge to make up ground on more privileged classmates. — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026