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classmate

[klas-meyt, klahs-] / ˈklæsˌmeɪt, ˈklɑs- /

NOUN

friend

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acquaintance ally associate buddy colleague companion cousin partner roommate

STRONG

chum cohort compatriot comrade consort crony familiar intimate mate pal playmate schoolmate sidekick spare well-wisher

WEAK

alter ego bosom buddy soul mate

Antonyms

STRONGEST

antagonist enemy foe opponent stranger

WEAK

detractor

NOUN

mate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acquaintance bride buddy companion comrade coworker playmate roommate schoolmate spouse

STRONG

analog assistant associate chum cohort colleague compeer complement concomitant consort coordinate counterpart crony double duplicate familiar fellow friend groom helper helpmate intimate match pal peer reciprocal sidekick twin

WEAK

alter ego bedmate

Antonyms

STRONGEST

enemy foe opponent stranger

STRONG

antagonist detractor

NOUN

school child

Synonyms

STRONG

pupil student

WEAK

day-pupil learner school classmate school kid school lad schoolboy schoolchild schoolgirl

NOUN

schoolmate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acquaintance chum comrade

STRONG

friend

Antonyms

STRONGEST

enemy

Example Sentences

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Juin allegedly kept insisting that the deal would close imminently, but the classmate eventually asked for his money back.

From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026

Marcinko was an unlikely international model, says a primary school classmate who we are calling "Jozef".

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Around the same time, he and Yadgarov recruited a college classmate, Gabriel Gershowitz, to funnel them more tips.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

And they learned that Yasser Lopez, a classmate, had been stopped in a car with three friends on the way to a soccer game and taken into custody.

From Slate • Apr. 27, 2026

John-Isaac sat by Uncle Darnell like he was visiting a sick classmate in St. John’s Hospital.

From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia

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