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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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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

At Palantir, a top computer science graduate could be working side by side with an English major.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 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

The discovery was made by ten students enrolled in the university's "Field Course in Astrophysics," taught by Professor Alex Ji, deputy Project Scientist for SDSS-V, along with graduate teaching assistants Hillary Andales and Pierre Thibodeaux.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

He’d let it slip my last night on Buck’s Peak, the same night he’d said he wouldn’t come to see me graduate.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover