Synonyms and antonyms of Colleagues in American Thesaurus

colleague (noun)

someone who works in the same organization or department as you

counterpart (noun)

someone or something that has the same job or purpose as another person or thing, but in a different country, time, situation, or organization

associate (noun)

someone you work with, especially in business

co-worker (noun)

someone who works with you, especially someone with a similar position or status in an organization

workmate (noun)

Britishinformal a co-worker

superior (noun)

someone who is senior to you in an organization or job. Your immediate superior holds the position directly above yours.

subordinate (noun)

someone who has less power or authority than someone else

junior (noun)

someone who has less responsibility or experience in their work than another person

opposite number (noun)

British someone’s counterpart in another organization

relief (noun)

a person or group that replaces another person or group that is away from their job or has finished a period of duty

collaborator (noun)

someone you work with in order to produce something

colleague (noun)

someone in your organization who has the same status or level of responsibility as you

colleague (noun)

someone who does the same job as you in a different organization, department, or place

colleague (noun)

someone from a different organization or department who you work or deal with

confederate (noun)

someone who works with you to achieve something, often something secret or illegal

mate (noun)

a junior worker who works with someone who is more experienced

predecessor (noun)

the person who had a job or official position before someone else

stablemate (noun)

mainly journalism a member of a group of people such as artists or sports players whose careers are managed by the same person or company

successor (noun)

someone who has an important position after someone else. Someone who has the position before someone else is called their predecessor