Synonyms of pupils

pupils

noun

plural of pupil

1

as in students

one who attends a school

generally there are 20 pupils in each class

Synonyms & Similar Words

• students
• scholars
• readers
• freshmen
• schoolchildren
• sophomores
• undergraduates
• schoolmates
• schoolboys
• schoolfellows
• schoolgirls
• juniors
• day students
• kindergartners
• postgraduates
• collegians
• coeds
• high schoolers
• undergrads
• exchange students
• upperclassmen
• studiers
• underclassmen
• preppies
• seniors
• middle schoolers
• middlers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nonstudents

2

as in adherents

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

• adherents
• followers
• disciples
• students
• partisans
• supporters
• apostles
• missionaries
• acolytes
• devotees
• votaries
• soldiers
• scholars
• epigones
• admirers
• converts
• liege men
• votarists
• fans
• advocates
• protégés
• loyalists
• proselytizers
• worshippers
• champions
• sectarians
• minions
• ideologists
• enthusiasts
• henchmen
• cultists
• zealots
• satellites
• camp followers
• faithfuls
• idolaters
• sycophants
• backers
• lackeys
• ideologues
• apparatchiks
• toadies
• myrmidons
• flunkies
• hangers-on
• lickspittles
• stooges
• yes-men

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• leaders
• traitors
• defectors
• coryphaei
• apostates
• renegades
• turncoats

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pupils

Their heads are broad and coppery in color, and their eyes have vertical, catlike pupils. — Rachel Silva, Martha Stewart, 19 Aug. 2026

Our eyes collect light through our pupils, tiny openings only a few millimeters in diameter, and a lens inside our eyes focuses the light onto an optic nerve. — Elijah Tan, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Aug. 2026

The first-year Pittsburgh Steelers coach's latest pupils are proving to be quick studies. — ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026

As creatures from Indonesian mythology emerge to threaten his students’ community, Chris and his pupils find their fight extends beyond monsters to their own inner struggles. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Aug. 2026

In a 2007 case, Roberts, writing for the majority, struck down a Seattle school district’s program of assigning pupils to classrooms with a goal of racial diversity. — Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026

Moreover, pupils get the chance to gain hands-on experience with opportunities to take photography classes in Scotland and study social media in Tokyo. — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2026

One of the drivers for the budget reduction is the decreasing number of students attending traditional public schools, which has been declining for two decades and is set to drop by another 8,000 pupils this school year, to 217,100. — Austin Horn august 3, Miami Herald, 3 Aug. 2026

It was announced in September that the current pupils will be the last cohort, as it is being wound up. — Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026