Upper vs Senior - What's the difference?
upper | senior |
That which is higher, contrasted with the lower.
(shoemaking) The piece of leather, etc., that forms the top part of a shoe above the sole.
A stimulant such as amphetamine that increases energy and decreases appetite.
At a higher level, rank or position.
Situated on higher ground, further inland, or more northerly.
(geology, of strata or geological time periods) younger, more recent
(education) Of or pertaining to a secondary school.
Older; superior
Higher in rank, dignity, or office.
(US) Of or pertaining to a student's final academic year at a high school (twelfth grade) or university.
Someone seen as deserving respect or reverence because of their age.
(obsolete, Biblical) An elder or presbyter in the early Church.
* 1526 , (William Tyndale), trans. Bible , Acts IV:
Someone older than someone else (with possessive).
(US) A final-year student at a high school or university.
As nouns the difference between upper and senior
is that upper is that which is higher, contrasted with the lower while senior is someone seen as deserving respect or reverence because of their age.As adjectives the difference between upper and senior
is that upper is at a higher level, rank or position while senior is older; superior.upper
English
Noun
(en noun)- As the restless sleeper here, I'll take the lower berth. You take the upper .
Hyponyms
* (shoemaking) vampSee also
* swan upperAdjective
(-)Antonyms
* (at a higher position) lower, under * (situated higher) lower * (more recent) lowerDerived terms
* Upper Sorbian * Upper Volta * upper arm * upper case * upper class * upper house * uppermostsenior
English
Alternative forms
* seniour (obsolete)Adjective
(en adjective)- senior citizen
- senior''' member; '''senior counsel
Antonyms
* juniorNoun
(en noun)- Then Peter full of the holy goost sayd unto them. Ye ruelars of the people, and seniours of israhel [...].
- He was four years her senior .