magna cum laude

[mahg-nuh koom lou-dey, -duh, -dee, mag-nuh kuhm law-dee] / ˈmɑg nə kʊm ˈlaʊ deɪ, -də, -di, ˈmæg nə kʌm ˈlɔ di /

ADJECTIVE

with high honors

Synonyms

WEAK

honors with great praise

ADVERB

with high honors

Synonyms

WEAK

honors with great praise

Example Sentences

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She enrolled in classes at Emory at 16 and then transferred to Barnard where she majored in creative writing, graduating magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026

He received his BA summa cum laude from Indiana University in 1995 and his JD magna cum laude from Harvard Law School in 1998.

From Salon • Aug. 7, 2025

Munger excelled at Harvard, graduating magna cum laude.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 28, 2023

In May 2015, she graduated magna cum laude from State University of New York, and two months later, she reported to jail.

From National Geographic • Aug. 7, 2023

A magna cum laude graduate, she majored in political science in college and was deeply involved in campus social affairs, especially in anti- discrimination and anti-nuclear issues.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos