schoolmates

noun

plural of schoolmate
1
as in classmates

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as in schoolfellows

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for schoolmates
  1. classmates
  2. students
  3. teammates
  4. undergraduates
  5. colleagues
  6. readers
  7. roommates
  8. pupils
Noun
  • Goldee’s was opened in 2020 by former junior high school classmates Jonny White, Jalen Heard and Lane Milne.
    — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Oct. 2026
  • With the Russians taking village after village close to Myrnohrad, Serhii’s older sister, Kamila Voytenko, then age 17, watched her friends and classmates flee, one by one.
    — Scott Peterson, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of classmates
Noun
  • The few encounters with representatives of the law are exasperating — an officer chastises Soulan for being a bad role model for his students — though not necessarily cut and dried.
    — Kambole Campbell, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Two weeks ago, Fellenzer’s students took a midterm examination.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of students
Noun
  • The backlash has also left Kotzmacher concerned about the teammates who publicly support her.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
  • There will be moments where Philly's star players are used to having the ball in their hands — but now will see teammates in those roles at times.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of teammates
Noun
  • The $235-million deal includes a 150-year ground lease with future rent to be paid to Cooper Union, which plans to use the funds to restore full-tuition scholarships to all undergraduates by 2028.
    — Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
  • These students are juggling responsibilities that traditional undergraduates rarely face.
    — Ruth Bauer, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of undergraduates
Noun
  • Its inclusion in the corridors of power is characteristic of the 52-year-old executive, whom colleagues describe as committed, charismatic and down-to-earth.
    — Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Alongside learning the requirements of a new role and meeting new colleagues, those moving internationally must also adapt to a new culture and potentially learn a new language.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of colleagues
Noun
  • On the main floor is a room dedicated to books for both young adult and adult readers, including genres like nonfiction, fiction, romance, historical fiction, thrillers and more.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Graham’s poetry—as readers of The New York Review will know—somehow manages to reckon with the whole spectrum of human existence in the 2020s.
    — Matthew Aucoin, The New York Review of Books, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of readers
Noun
  • Kaylee Goncalves also felt as though she was being watched and stalked in the weeks before she was murdered alongside two of her roommates and one roommate's boyfriend.
    — Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
Definition of roommates
Noun
  • Being in a state of desire produces physical reactions that are difficult to manufacture — sweat, blood rushing, dilated pupils — while offering up the human impulses behind the work, like what excites a designer and what they’re drawn to.
    — Amy Francombe, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2026
  • As pupils blockaded high schools, large crowds waving flags and placards gathered in Marseille, Strasbourg and other cities.
    — NICOLAS GARRIGA, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of pupils
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