MIDDLERS Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

middlers

noun

plural of middler

as in high schoolers

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nonstudents

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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

Noun

In the next few weeks, hundreds of thousands of freshmen, many of them arriving without any family history of college at all, will decide whether to walk into a fraternity event or skip it.

— Todd Buchanan, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026
Somourian Wingo has been the most tantalizing of the freshmen receivers and might have the highest ceiling of the four.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of freshmen

Noun

With the dismissal of West Virginia transfer Cam Vaughn, the main contenders for the position are South Carolina transfer Vandrevius Jacobs and sophomores Moore and Daylyn Upshaw.

— Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026
Waers identified the two deceased victims as sophomores Haylan Engdahl and Brayden Rogers.

— Faris Tanyos, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of sophomores

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

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