HIGH SCHOOLERS Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

high schoolers

noun

plural of high schooler

as in middle schoolers

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nonstudents

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Noun

The University of Nevada, where many of the 20,000 undergraduates moved into their housing this weekend, was just outside the evacuation zone Sunday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
Harvard University’s policy capping A grades among undergraduates doesn’t officially start for another year, but students heading back to school this fall are already fretting over the changes.

— Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of undergraduates

Noun

And how much of a team’s ranking is based on program history versus the number of returning starters — or perhaps the impact of portal recruits and/or true freshmen?

— Mike Griffith, AJC.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Had these players returned to campus, some, the NCAA noted, might have taken roster spots or at least playing time from freshmen and incoming transfers who are younger, less experienced and, in some cases, not as physically developed.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of freshmen

Noun

There’s been little in the way of hard competition at running back, with juniors Sire Gaines and Dylan Riley expected to split carries in 2026.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 22 Aug. 2026
Setter Mary Kendall and libero Madison Wagner, both juniors, also are back.

— Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of juniors

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