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classmate Synonyms
Another word for classmate
Choosing another word for classmate depends on context, so the synonyms and similar words below are separated across 2 exact definitions and ranked by match strength.
• noun (Context 1)
A fellow member of a class at a school, college, or university.
Usage Example
"She collaborated with her classfellow on the final biology laboratory report."
Strongest
classfellow
schoolmate
fellow student
Strong
schoolfellow
coursemate
• noun (Context 2)
A ship or vehicle belonging to the same design class as another.
Usage Example
"The retired destroyer was moored alongside its surviving wartime sister ship in the naval museum."
Strongest
sister ship
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Wordmom. (2026). Synonyms for Classmate. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/synonyms/classmate