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Junior

Less advanced in age than another; younger.

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Immature 84% connected

Not mature; unripe; not arrived at perfection of full development; crude; unfinished; as, immature fruit; immature character; immature plans.

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Immature 84% connected

Not mature; unripe; not arrived at perfection of full development; crude; unfinished; as, immature fruit; immature character; immature plans.

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Intermediate 84% connected

Lying or being in the middle place or degree, or between two extremes; coming or done between; intervening; interposed; interjacent; as, an intermedi…

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Intermediate 84% connected

Lying or being in the middle place or degree, or between two extremes; coming or done between; intervening; interposed; interjacent; as, an intermedi…

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Lowly 84% connected

Not high; not elevated in place; low.

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Lowly 84% connected

Not high; not elevated in place; low.

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Minor 84% connected

Inferior in bulk, degree, importance, etc.; less; smaller; of little account; as, minor divisions of a body.

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Minor 84% connected

Inferior in bulk, degree, importance, etc.; less; smaller; of little account; as, minor divisions of a body.

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Petty 84% connected

Little; trifling; inconsiderable; also, inferior; subordinate; as, a petty fault; a petty prince.

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Petty 84% connected

Little; trifling; inconsiderable; also, inferior; subordinate; as, a petty fault; a petty prince.

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Secondary 84% connected

Suceeding next in order to the first; of second place, origin, rank, rank, etc.; not primary; subordinate; not of the first order or rate.

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Secondary 84% connected

Suceeding next in order to the first; of second place, origin, rank, rank, etc.; not primary; subordinate; not of the first order or rate.

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Subaltern 84% connected

Ranked or ranged below; subordinate; inferior; specifically (Mil.), ranking as a junior officer; being below the rank of captain; as, a subaltern off…

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Subaltern 84% connected

Ranked or ranged below; subordinate; inferior; specifically (Mil.), ranking as a junior officer; being below the rank of captain; as, a subaltern off…

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Young 84% connected

Not long born; still in the first part of life; not yet arrived at adolescence, maturity, or age; not old; juvenile; -- said of animals; as, a young…

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Young 84% connected

Not long born; still in the first part of life; not yet arrived at adolescence, maturity, or age; not old; juvenile; -- said of animals; as, a young…

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Broader term 7

Actor 76% connected

One who acts, or takes part in any affair; a doer.

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Boy 76% connected

A male child, from birth to the age of puberty; a lad; hence, a son.

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Doer 76% connected

One who does; one performs or executes; one who is wont and ready to act; an actor; an agent.

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Parvenu 76% connected

An upstart; a man newly risen into notice.

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Son 76% connected

A male child; the male issue, or offspring, of a parent, father or mother.

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Upstart 76% connected

To start or spring up suddenly.

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Worker 76% connected

One who, or that which, works; a laborer; a performer; as, a worker in brass.

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See also 6

Immature 66% connected

Not mature; unripe; not arrived at perfection of full development; crude; unfinished; as, immature fruit; immature character; immature plans.

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Immature 66% connected

Not mature; unripe; not arrived at perfection of full development; crude; unfinished; as, immature fruit; immature character; immature plans.

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Subordinate 66% connected

Placed in a lower order, class, or rank; holding a lower or inferior position.

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Subordinate 66% connected

Placed in a lower order, class, or rank; holding a lower or inferior position.

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Young 66% connected

Not long born; still in the first part of life; not yet arrived at adolescence, maturity, or age; not old; juvenile; -- said of animals; as, a young…

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Young 66% connected

Not long born; still in the first part of life; not yet arrived at adolescence, maturity, or age; not old; juvenile; -- said of animals; as, a young…

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Attribute 2

Seniority 66% connected

The quality or state of being senior.

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Seniority 66% connected

The quality or state of being senior.

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Antonym 2

Senior 94% connected

More advanced than another in age; prior in age; elder; hence, more advanced in dignity, rank, or office; superior; as, senior member; senior counsel.

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Senior 94% connected

More advanced than another in age; prior in age; elder; hence, more advanced in dignity, rank, or office; superior; as, senior member; senior counsel.

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