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sophomore

[sof-uh-mawr, -mohr, sof-mawr, -mohr] / ˈsɒf əˌmɔr, -ˌmoʊr, ˈsɒf mɔr, -moʊr /
ADJECTIVE
callow
Synonyms
STRONGEST
inexperienced
WEAK
crude green guileless infant jejune jellybean juvenile kid low tech naive not dry behind ears puerile raw tenderfoot unbaked unfledged unripe unsophisticated untrained untried young
Antonyms
WEAK
experienced initiated mature sophisticated
NOUN
college student
Synonyms
STRONGEST
graduate student senior
WEAK
first-year student grad student junior undergrad undergraduate student
NOUN
pupil
Synonyms
STRONGEST
graduate student learner senior student undergraduate
STRONG
adherent attendant beginner bookworm brain catechumen disciple follower junior neophyte novice satellite scholar tenderfoot
WEAK
first-year student schoolboy/girl
Antonyms
STRONG
expert professional
WEAK
professor teacher
NOUN
student
Synonyms
STRONGEST
graduate junior pupil scholar undergraduate
STRONG
apprentice disciple docent grad learner novice observer registrant schoolchild skill undergrad
WEAK
first-year student
Antonyms
WEAK
professor teacher
NOUN
undergraduate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
freshman junior senior student
STRONG
plebe underclassman
WEAK
coed upperclassman
Antonyms
WEAK
graduate

Example Sentences

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The sophomore novel marked the arrival of an intuitive stylist gifted at polyphonic prose.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

No one has been better than sophomore pitcher Tyler George of Santa Margarita.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

She also made an X post toward Stanford transfer sophomore Lara Somfai before she committed to Texas Christian earlier this week.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

He dropped out after his sophomore year to build learning app Turbo AI.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Sasha was a sophomore at Maybeck High School, and Andrew was a freshman at a public high school nearby.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater

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