graduate Synonyms
Another word for graduate
• noun (Context 1)
A person who has successfully completed a course of study or training and been awarded an academic degree or diploma, especially at a university, college, or high school.
"The company actively recruits recent engineering graduates from top universities."
• verb (Context 2)
To successfully complete an academic degree, course of training, or high school education and receive a diploma.
"He plans to complete from university with honors next spring."
• adjective (Context 3)
Relating to, designed for, or engaged in advanced academic study beyond a bachelor's degree.
"She enrolled in a prestigious postgraduate program in molecular biology."
• verb (Context 4)
To advance or progress by stages to a higher, more complex, or more prestigious level of activity or responsibility.
"After two years of editing short articles, she graduated to managing the entire magazine."
• verb (Context 5)
To divide, mark, or arrange into regular intervals, degrees, or proportional steps for measurement or taxation.
"The thermometer is graduated in both Celsius and Fahrenheit degrees."
• noun (Context 6)
A glass cylinder, flask, or beaker marked with horizontal lines for measuring fluid volume.
"The chemist poured fifty milliliters of the solution into a clean glass beaker."
Opposites of graduate
The opposite of graduate shifts depending on context. Common opposites include: