SENIORITY Synonyms: 107 Similar and Opposite Words

seniority

noun

Definition of seniority

as in senility

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Recent Examples of seniority New York is best served by having members with seniority. — Bradley Tusk, New York Daily News, 20 June 2026 The old guard has lost control, and maybe vision, and the result is more candidates willing to sidestep seniority and a wait-your-turn mentality to try their luck — especially younger progressives. — Anita Chabria, Mercury News, 10 June 2026 The discretionary bonus would be about half of its current amount, and the lump-sum payment would come after USW agrees to eliminate dozens of local jobs, take pay cuts and give up bargaining and seniority rights, according to a previous statement. — Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2026 Marshall is just below Murkowski in terms of seniority. — David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 10 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for seniority

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Noun

Trump has boosted a conspiracy theory that Biden’s administration used the autopen without his knowledge to cover up his alleged senility.

— Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
Then the interview happens, and Thomas is swinging between lucidity and senility, and a million things about their relationship come up, and the fiction records the interview the phone couldn’t capture.

— Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026

Definition of senility

Noun

When questions are not really questions Children don’t have the experience or emotional maturity to weigh in on every decision or determine what happens next.

— Siggie Cohen, CNBC, 4 July 2026
The teenage phenom is able to complement his obvious technical skills with a flair and maturity in high-pressure situations that is well beyond his years.

— Ashley Mowreader, NBC news, 3 July 2026

Definition of maturity

Noun

Once the moon enters Taurus, however, the pace slows down, and the need for stability takes precedence.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 8 July 2026
Responsible controllers use their dual-class shield to protect the sanctity of the R&D budget, ensuring that actual innovation and long-term investment always take precedence over short term profiteering.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 6 July 2026

Definition of precedence

Noun

Exercising the prerogatives of citizenship meant a wearying, lifelong battle to mitigate harm—one that would invariably fail, as the experiences of one generation faded out of living memory and another one picked up the same arguments and same ideas to reconfigure them in new ways.

— Christopher Hooks, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026
But the mother of congressional prerogatives (enshrined in Article I, Section 8, Clause 11 of the Constitution) is the power to declare war.

— Andreas Kluth, Mercury News, 12 June 2026

Definition of prerogative

Noun

If growing or picking English cucumbers, pick them at their height of ripeness because after they are picked, they are done ripening.

— Aly Walansky, Southern Living, 2 July 2026
To determine the ripeness of a yellow watermelon, look for a yellow spot on the rind.

— Christine Fiorentino, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 June 2026

Definition of ripeness

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