sophomore

/ˈsɑːf.ə.mɔːr/

nounadjectivesoph · o · more

Think: “SOFT + MORE” — a sophomore is not a freshman anymore, but still has MORE to learn.

Yes, it's sophomore. Don’t spell it like “sophmore”—keep the extra “o”: soph-o-more.

Definitions

  1. nouna student in the second year of high school or college
  2. adjectiverelating to the second year of high school or college (e.g., sophomore year)

Examples

  • She became a varsity starter as a sophomore in high school.
  • During sophomore year, he declared his major and joined the debate team.
  • The sophomore class organized a fundraiser for the school library.

Synonyms

second-year studentsecond-year10th-graderunderclassmansecond-year undergraduate

Antonyms

freshmansenior

Translations

ES estudiante de segundo añoPT estudante do segundo anoFR étudiant(e) de deuxième année

Common misspellings

sofomoresophmoresophomoreesophomorsophmorsophomorehsophomoresophomores

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