undergraduate [uhn-der-graj-oo-it, -eyt]   Example Sentences
Main Entry:
undergraduate  [uhn-der-graj-oo-it, -eyt]
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: college student
Synonyms: coed, freshman, junior, plebe, senior, sophomore, student, underclassman, upperclassman
Antonyms: graduate
Main Entry: pupil
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: person who is learning something
Synonyms: adherent, attendant, beginner, bookworm, brain*, catechumen, disciple, first-year student, follower, graduate student, junior, learner, neophyte, novice, satellite, scholar, schoolboy/ girl, senior, sophomore, student, tenderfoot, undergraduate
Antonyms: professor, teacher
* = informal/non-formal usage
Main Entry: student
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: person actively learning
Synonyms: apprentice, disciple, docent, first-year student, grad, graduate, junior, learner, novice, observer, pupil, registrant, scholar, schoolchild, skill, sophomore, undergrad, undergraduate
Antonyms: professor, teacher
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Example Sentences
  • The nature of the protest prompted one undergraduate to complain to the student newspaper.
  • Perhaps the biggest shortcoming of undergraduate science programs is the utter lack of insightful counseling.
  • The school has both graduate and undergraduate programs.
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