Synonyms of pupil

pupil

noun

ˈpyü-pəl 

1

as in student

one who attends a school

generally there are 20 pupils in each class

Synonyms & Similar Words

• student
• scholar
• freshman
• reader
• schoolchild
• sophomore
• schoolboy
• undergraduate
• schoolmate
• junior
• schoolfellow
• schoolgirl
• day student
• postgraduate
• kindergartner
• coed
• collegian
• exchange student
• studier
• upperclassman
• undergrad
• high schooler
• preppy
• underclassman
• middler
• middle schooler
• senior

2

as in adherent

one who follows the opinions or teachings of another

to pupils of the philosopher Henry David Thoreau, the shores of Walden Pond are hallowed ground

Synonyms & Similar Words

• adherent
• disciple
• follower
• student
• partisan
• acolyte
• apostle
• supporter
• votary
• devotee
• missionary
• scholar
• soldier
• admirer
• liege man
• convert
• protégé
• epigone
• votarist
• advocate
• fan
• loyalist
• faithful
• champion
• worshipper
• minion
• proselytizer
• ideologist
• sectarian
• enthusiast
• satellite
• cultist
• zealot
• henchman
• idolater
• ideologue
• camp follower
• sycophant
• lackey
• backer
• stooge
• toady
• hanger-on
• flunky
• apparatchik
• lickspittle
• yes-man
• myrmidon

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• leader
• traitor
• renegade
• defector
• coryphaeus
• apostate
• turncoat

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pupil

Fear, by contrast, is linked to the sympathetic nervous system, which dilates the pupils. — Gabriela Galvin, Scientific American, 26 Oct. 2026

As of the 2024-25 school year, the public school per-pupil cost in Miami-Dade was about $12,500 in federal, state and local funds, per state figures. — Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026

Set in 1980s Britain, the comedy follows eight pupils at a Sheffield boys’ grammar school. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 Oct. 2026

Gonzalès has often been described in relation to others—as someone’s daughter or someone’s pupil—and much has been made of the connections that linked her to this artistic and literary milieu. — Sarah Belmont, ARTnews.com, 19 Oct. 2026