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fellow Antonyms

Opposite of fellow

Because the opposite of fellow shifts with each meaning, the 15 antonyms and opposite words below are separated across 5 exact definitions and ranked by contrast strength.
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• adjective (Context 1)

Sharing a particular activity, quality, or condition with someone else; belonging to the same class or group.

Usage Example

"She thanked her rival researchers for their tireless support throughout the five-year study."

Strong
rival
opposing
alien

• noun (Context 2)

A man or boy (used in informal contexts).

Usage Example

"The old woman down the street tends a remarkable rose garden every spring."

Strongest
woman
Strong
lady
girl

• noun (Context 3)

A person in the same position, involved in the same activity, or otherwise associated with another; a peer or comrade.

Usage Example

"He was highly respected by his fellows in the engineering department."

Strong
superior
subordinate
outsider
stranger
rival
adversary

• noun (Context 4)

A member of a learned society or professional academy, or a graduate student or researcher holding an academic stipend or senior university post.

Usage Example

"After completing her doctorate, she was appointed as a postdoctoral research undergraduate at the institute."

Strong
undergraduate
layman

• noun (Context 5)

A thing of the same kind as or matching another; one of a pair.

Usage Example

"I found one leather glove in the hallway, but I have not seen its mismatch anywhere."

Strong
mismatch
opposite

Similar words to fellow

Words similar to fellow shift depending on context. Common synonyms include:

fella
peer
mate
colleague
match
man
counterpart
comrade
See all synonyms of fellow

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Wordmom. (2026). Antonyms for Fellow. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/antonyms/fellow
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