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

Widowed and nearing 60, Tony enjoys a quiet but contented routine, suddenly injected with anxiety when, during the school day, one of his young pupils innocently notes that his right hand looks frozen. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026

In 1878, two of Queen Victoria’s grandsons, Prince Christian Victor and Prince Albert of Schleswig-Holstein, were pupils at Lambrook. — Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 15 Sep. 2026

According to the data presented, approximately 47% of the pupils at OPRF are students of color and 53% are white at the start of the 2026-2027 school year. — Cam'ron Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026

Teachers and parents hold memories, but are selective — depending on student age — on what to share with children and pupils. — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

The future king will have his own room inside a small boarding house that holds around 55 pupils, according to Eton's official website. — Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026

Their children – Prince Archie, seven, and Princess Lilibet, five – are enrolled to start as day pupils at a mixed independent school next month. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 28 Aug. 2026

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