underclassman

noun

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as in upperclassman

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Recent Examples of underclassman Brock’s roster features 13 underclassmen and eight freshmen, positioning the program to contend for future state titles after reaching its first state tournament since 2019. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 June 2026 Hutchins was the Eagles’ best special-teamer as an underclassman and a team captain his senior season. — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Apr. 2026 The underclassman enjoys learning languages, baking and coaching swimming. — Tyler McManus, Boston Herald, 7 Apr. 2026 Strong became the eighth Husky and just the seventh underclassman to win the Naismith Trophy since 1983. — Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 3 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for underclassman
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  1. upperclassman
  2. freshman
  3. sophomore
  4. junior
  5. undergrad
Noun
  • As an upperclassman, Frederique has learned the value of being more vocal and serving as a sounding board his teammates can rely upon.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Their musical talents were soon spotted by an upperclassman who rode the school bus with Dempsey.
    — Chris Placek, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2026
Definition of upperclassman
Noun
  • How about subsidizing our next freshman class and bringing the cost down to $50K?
    — Bill Reinhard, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Keaton Wagler, whose sensational freshman season propelled Illinois to its first Final Four in 21 years, is preparing for the NBA season with the Los Angeles Clippers.
    — Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of freshman
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  • Pualani Olotoa-Le’au, a 15-year-old sophomore at Carson High, has become a major contributor in flag football and softball for the Colts.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026
  • By the end of spring, four main contenders emerged in sophomores Buchanan and SJ Alofaituli and freshmen Congdon and Jackson Cantwell.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of sophomore
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  • White Settlement Brewer senior running back Kameron Coleman — who rushed for 1,804 yards as a junior — announced his commitment to Wyoming on social media after an official visit with the Cowboys.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Wyatt Joyce dribbled the ball 13 yards to the MTSU 48, where it was recovered by KU’s Ezra Vedral, a junior from Omaha.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of junior
Noun
  • Director Janus Metz Pedersen elides the thornier aspects of Kaczynski’s life and career and instead focuses primarily on his years as a Harvard undergrad, intercutting it with the FBI manhunt that finally brought him to justice in 1996.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Another successful student is Surovi Khatun, an undergrad student currently studying at Nawab Siraj-Ud-Dowla Government College of Natore, a neighboring district of Pabna.
    — Ali Asif Shawon, NPR, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of undergrad

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“Underclassman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underclassman. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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