Antonyms for sophomore
| Grammar : Adj, noun |
| Spell : sof-uh-mawr, -mohr; sof-mawr, -mohr |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɒf əˌmɔr, -ˌmoʊr; ˈsɒf mɔr, -moʊr |
Definition of sophomore
Origin :- 1680s, "student in the second year of university study," literally "arguer," altered from sophumer (1650s, from sophume, archaic variant form of sophism), probably by influence of folk etymology derivation from Greek sophos "wise" + moros "foolish, dull." The original reference might be to the dialectic exercises that formed a large part of education in the middle years. At Oxford and Cambridge, a sophister (from sophist with spurious -er as in philosopher) was a second- or third-year student (what Americans would call a "junior" might be a senior sophister).
- As in callow : adj immature
- As in pupil : noun person who is learning something
- As in student : noun person actively learning
- As in undergraduate : noun college student
- As in college student : noun person studying at institution of higher education
Synonyms for sophomore
- adherent
- apprentice
- attendant
- beginner
- bookworm
- brain
- catechumen
- coed
- crude
- disciple
- docent
- first year student
- first-year student
- follower
- freshman
- grad
- grad student
- graduate
- graduate student
- green
- guileless
- inexperienced
- infant
- jejune
- jellybean
- junior
- juvenile
- kid
- learner
- low tech
- naive
- neophyte
- not dry behind ears
- novice
- observer
- plebe
- puerile
- pupil
- raw
- registrant
- satellite
- scholar
- schoolboy/girl
- schoolchild
- senior
- skill
- sophomore
- student
- tenderfoot
- unbaked
- underclassman
- undergrad
- undergraduate
- undergraduate student
- unfledged
- unripe
- unsophisticated
- untrained
- untried
- upperclassman
- young
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