SCHOOLGIRLS Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

schoolgirls

noun

plural of schoolgirl

as in teenyboppers

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as in schoolchildren

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nonstudents

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Noun

Laborious yet lithe lads and lasses have loyally leapt to luminate the lexical labyrinths of logic locking the lucrative lotto, longing to lure the lavish luxury lying latently in local landmarks.

— Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 28 Jan. 2026
Hear ye, hear ye, good lords and lasses!

— Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 22 Oct. 2025

Definition of lasses

Noun

It’s required for scientists to secure appointments, promotions, funding, access to students, and other necessities.

— Jeffrey S. Flier, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
Over the past decade, cyberattacks against the education sector have risen expeditiously, exposing sensitive data, temporarily disrupting school operations and affecting students' learning.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of students

Noun

When the all-girls boarding school for young witches first appeared on the show, the historic Buckner Mansion in New Orleans was used for exterior shots, underscoring Coven’s spooky Southern Gothic aesthetic.

— Mekita Rivas, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2026
The ordering should be pleasant like the voices of the elevator girls in department stores.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of girls

Noun

On the main floor is a room dedicated to books for both young adult and adult readers, including genres like nonfiction, fiction, romance, historical fiction, thrillers and more.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 10 Oct. 2026
Graham’s poetry—as readers of The New York Review will know—somehow manages to reckon with the whole spectrum of human existence in the 2020s.

— Matthew Aucoin, The New York Review of Books, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of readers

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