SCHOOLMATES Synonyms: 76 Similar and Opposite Words

schoolmates

noun

plural of schoolmate

as in classmates

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as in schoolfellows

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nonstudents

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Noun

Berger Ziauddin says at the end of the week, kids present their drawings to their classmates.

— Rob Schmitz, NPR, 8 Aug. 2026
The introspective movie centers on four classmates setting out to find the body of a boy who went missing in the woods.

— Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of classmates

Noun

All these guys, all my teammates, all my coaches, everybody in this building loves it.

— Sam Warren, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2026
Hafley came up with his point guard comparison months ago after watching film of Sieler repeatedly setting up his teammates for sack or, phrased more appropriately, dishing out assists to his teammates.

— Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of teammates

Noun

Two months later, the University of Notre Dame enhanced its financial aid so that undergraduates with annual household income below $150,000 would have all their tuition costs covered starting with the upcoming academic year.

— Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
The system set itself a goal of adding 17,000 in-state undergraduates between 2020 and 2030.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of undergraduates

Noun

In interviews, colleagues and friends have painted the portrait of Galliano before his downfall as a brilliant designer as well as an incorrigible drunk who trashed hotel rooms.

— Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
To that end, Gabler and her colleagues wanted to know more about the composition of the slime of a particular kind of terrestrial species that's native to central Europe, called Cepaea nemoralis, or the brown-lipped snail.

— Ari Daniel, NPR, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of colleagues

Noun

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

Definition of pupils

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