STUDENTS Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

students

noun

plural of student

as in pupils

one who attends a school a straight-A student at the local high school

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Recent Examples of students The students' message during the campaign focused on a nonpartisan effort to rebuild Serbia's economy and restore its democracy. — Jovana Gec, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026 Serbians are voting Sunday in a parliamentary election that is seen as a showdown between the Balkan country's populist leader Aleksandar Vucic and a movement of university students who led protests against him for almost two years. — ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026 Participants fell into their roles a little too well and, after a prisoner rebellion, increasingly cruel forms of punishment from the guards and a number of students suffering mental breakdowns, the experiment was ended on the sixth day. — Marlow Stern, Variety, 25 Oct. 2026 Others have opted for the puppeteering class, upstairs, where pairs of students are taught to bring their humanoid puppets to life. — Julie Bourdin, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026 Hollywood star Zendaya made a surprise appearance at Folsom High School’s football game Friday night, drawing attention from students and fans after photos and videos of her visit circulated on social media. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 25 Oct. 2026 The students have used youthful energy to attract voters who are disillusioned with local politicians. — Jovana Gec, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026 The shooting occurred during Florida A&M University's homecoming weekend, as students and alumni gathered in Tallahassee for the annual celebrations. — Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026 Advertisement The day after the raid, the Wilder School District reported absent rates soared, with 20% of students absent, according to The Idaho Statesman. — Philip Wang, Time, 19 Oct. 2026

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Noun

Set in 1980s Britain, the comedy follows eight pupils at a Sheffield boys’ grammar school.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 Oct. 2026
Initially driven by high school pupils, teachers, higher education students and trade unions have since joined the ranks of the protests.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of pupils

Noun

Rooney’s growing list of supporters includes scholars like Amitav Ghosh, Namwali Serpell, Naomi Klein, and Slavoj Zizek.

— Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026
Nupedia was written and peer-reviewed by scholars, and was eventually supposed to make money from advertising.

— Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026

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