PUPILS Synonyms: 88 Similar and Opposite Words

pupils

noun

plural of pupil

as in students

one who attends a school generally there are 20 pupils in each class

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as in adherents

one who follows the opinions or teachings of another to pupils of the philosopher Henry David Thoreau, the shores of Walden Pond are hallowed ground

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Recent Examples of pupils The first-year Pittsburgh Steelers coach's latest pupils are proving to be quick studies. — ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026 Schoenberg and his pupils are collectively known as the Second Viennese School. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Aug. 2026 As creatures from Indonesian mythology emerge to threaten his students’ community, Chris and his pupils find their fight extends beyond monsters to their own inner struggles. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Aug. 2026 In a 2007 case, Roberts, writing for the majority, struck down a Seattle school district’s program of assigning pupils to classrooms with a goal of racial diversity. — Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026 Moreover, pupils get the chance to gain hands-on experience with opportunities to take photography classes in Scotland and study social media in Tokyo. — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2026 One of the drivers for the budget reduction is the decreasing number of students attending traditional public schools, which has been declining for two decades and is set to drop by another 8,000 pupils this school year, to 217,100. — Austin Horn august 3, Miami Herald, 3 Aug. 2026 It was announced in September that the current pupils will be the last cohort, as it is being wound up. — Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026 The arachnid hormones in his body are surging, causing his pupils to turn black and his temper to explode. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026

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Noun

Families at Kensington High School are getting some answers less than a week before students head back to class.

— Eva Andersen, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Verified college students and faculty members can receive a $50 first-purchase discount, and TW-series models come with a complimentary large seat.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 19 Aug. 2026

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In the warmer months, old money adherents lean toward milky white polishes and pink pearl nails.

— Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 15 Aug. 2026
Internationally, the number of Druids is unclear but estimates suggest that the number is in the tens of thousands, with adherents concentrated principally in Europe and North America.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of adherents

Noun

Only in the 21st century have historians and scholars in the study of religion pursued more cautious academic research on Hoodoo.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
Gittelsohn, a painter who attended the now-shuttered San Francisco Art Institute in the 1970s, located across the street from the couple’s home, reached out to about 50 scholars and art experts about the origins of the bust.

— Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of scholars

Noun

Responding to questions from followers, Kiser said Teddy is enrolled in an Infant Swimming Resource program, which teaches water survival skills to young children.

— Shayna Jacobs, NBC news, 15 Aug. 2026
Johnson has millions of followers on Instagram and TikTok who tune in specifically for this content.

— Michael Kimmel, Time, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of followers

Noun

Ganni disciples might pair a leopard print dresses with chunky sneakers, or puff-sleeve blouses with track pants—both formulas that helped cement it as one of the leading forces behind CPHFW’s street style.

— Kelsey Stewart, InStyle, 7 Aug. 2026
Almost a century after the overthrow of the goddess Akaso and her kinfolk of local deities by the arrival of white missionaries, their disciples were stepping up to root out what was left.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026

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