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3 : belonging to the final year of a school or college course

Synonyms

ancient, elderly, geriatric, old—more at ELDERLY

senior chief petty officer noun : a petty officer in the navy or coast guard ranking next below a master chief petty officer

senior citizen noun : an elderly person; especially : one who has retired

Synonyms

ancient, elder, golden-ager, oldster; also senior; graybeard, patriarch; beldam, grandam; adult, grown-up

Antonyms

youth, youngster

senior high school noun : a school usu. including grades 10 to 12

se·nior·i·ty noun 1 : the quality or state of being senior

2 : a privileged status owing to length of continuous service

senior master sergeant noun : a noncommissioned officer in the air force ranking next below a chief master sergeant

sen·na noun 1 : CASSIA 2; especially : one used medicinally

2 : the dried leaflets or pods of a cassia used as a purgative

sen·sa·tion noun 1 a : awareness (as of noise or heat) or a mental process (as seeing or hearing) due to stimulation of a sense organ

b : an indefinite bodily feeling

2 : a condition of excitement; also : the thing that causes this condition

Synonyms

[1b] feel, feeling, sense; also impression, perception; hint, suggestion

[2] craze, enthusiasm, fad, fashion, go, mode, rage, style, trend, vogue—more at FASHION

[2] caution, flash, marvel, miracle, phenomenon, portent, prodigy, wonder—more at WONDER

sen·sa·tion·al adjective 1 : of or relating to sensation or the senses

2 : arousing an intense and usu. superficial interest or emotional reaction

3 : exceedingly or unexpectedly excellent or great

— sen·sa·tion·al·ly adverb

Synonyms

[1] sensitive, sensory, sensuous—more at SENSORY

[3] classic, excellent, fabulous, fine, grand, great, marvelous, splendid, superb, superior, terrific, wonderful—more at EXCELLENT

sen·sa·tion·al·ise British variant of SENSATIONALIZE

sen·sa·tion·al·ism noun : the use or effect of sensational subject matter or treatment

— sen·sa·tion·al·ist adjective or noun

— sen·sa·tion·al·is·tic adjective

sen·sa·tion·al·ize verb -ized; -iz·ing : to present in a sensational manner

1sense noun 1 : semantic content : MEANING

2 : the faculty of perceiving by means of sense organs; also : a bodily function or mechanism (as sight, hearing, or smell) involving the action and effect of a stimulus on a sense organ

3 : a particular sensation; also : a motivating or discerning awareness

4 : capacity for effective application of the powers of the mind as a basis for action or response

5 : OPINION

— sense·less·ly adverb

Synonyms

[1] denotation, drift, import, intent, meaning, purport, significance, signification—more at MEANING

[3] feel, feeling, sensation—more at SENSATION

[4] common sense, horse sense, wisdom, wit—more at COMMON SENSE

[4] logic, reason, reasoning—more at LOGIC

2sense verb sensed; sens·ing 1 : to be or become aware of <~ danger>; also : to perceive by the senses

2 : to detect (as radiation) automatically

Synonyms

feel, perceive, scent, see, smell, taste—more at FEEL

sense·less adjective : destitute of, deficient in, or contrary to sense

Synonyms

cold, unconscious—more at UNCONSCIOUS

empty, meaningless, pointless—more at MEANINGLESS

dumb, fatuous, foolish, mindless, silly, stupid, stupid, unintelligent, vacuous, witless—more at STUPID

sense organ noun : a bodily structure (as an eye or ear) that receives stimuli (as heat or light) which excite neurons to send information to the brain

sen·si·bil·i·ty noun, plural -ties : delicacy of feeling : SENSITIVITY

sen·si·ble adjective 1 : capable of being perceived by the senses or the mind; also : capable of receiving sense impressions

2 : emotionally aware and responsive : CONSCIOUS

3 : having, containing, or indicative of good sense or reason : REASONABLE

— sen·si·bly adverb

Synonyms

[1] appreciable, detectable, discernible, distinguishable, palpable, perceptible—more at PERCEPTIBLE

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