Synonyms of sophomores

sophomores

noun

plural of sophomore

as in freshmen

US a person in the second year of high school or college

She's a sophomore in high school.

Related Words

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

Dissimilar Words

• nonstudents

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sophomores

Furthermore, in merchandise sales, rookies and sophomores made up all but one name in the top ten. — Allison Smith, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

The community will house 2,200 students throughout residence halls for first year students and town houses for sophomores. — Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Aug. 2026

Somehow their other legion team made up of mainly juniors and sophomores is in the same state tournament. — Ren Clayton, CBS News, 29 July 2026

On Tuesday, Currie said the freshman class is nearly at that figure, and sophomores number between 20 and 25 students. — Dave Oberhelman, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2026

Then there’s the sophomores who made memorable first impressions as freshmen. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026

This past season, Kennedy claimed the CIF-SS Division 7 championship — the first section crown in school history — and feature one the county’s top sophomores-to-be in Ta’Niya Paul. — Dan Albano, Oc Register, 28 June 2026

Yes, college players would be eligible to be drafted one year earlier, as sophomores instead of as juniors. — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 24 June 2026

Esrailian and Meth met in the seventh grade and were paired as doubles partners as sophomores. — Gqlshare, Daily News, 17 June 2026