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graduate

[graj-oo-it, -eyt, graj-oo-eyt] / ˈgrædʒ u ɪt, -ˌeɪt, ˈgrædʒ uˌeɪt /
NOUN
person who completes education, pursuit
Synonyms
STRONGEST
alum alumna alumnus doctor grad recipient
STRONG
Ph.D. baccalaureate bachelor collegian diplomate holder licentiate master product
WEAK
former student
Antonyms
WEAK
undergraduate
VERB
complete education, pursuit
Synonyms
STRONGEST
earn finish get out
STRONG
certify win
WEAK
be commissioned confer degree get a degree give sheepskin grant diploma take a degree
VERB
classify, grade
Synonyms
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rank
STRONG
arrange calibrate class group measure order proportion range regulate sort
WEAK
mark off measure out
Antonyms
STRONG
disorder disorganize disperse mix up scatter

Example Sentences

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“If you wait until after you graduate, all the good ideas are going to be already taken.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Here’s how I outsmarted lifestyle creep: I knew I couldn’t trust myself with extra income when I landed my first job out of graduate school.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

Concannon is interning this semester at the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office and is set to graduate this spring.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

In October, my wife and I moved to France so she could attend the graduate program of her dreams.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

Then he avoided the tender subject altogether, wrote philosophical notes to Jo, turned studious, and gave out that he was going to ‘dig’, intending to graduate in a blaze of glory.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott