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Synonyms for graduate

Most common

grad alumni

All synonyms

Noun

1. Grad

grad, alum US CA

Other

alumni

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A person who is recognized as having completed any of various levels of education. A person who is recognized by a university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at the institution.

    If the government wants graduates to stay in the country, they should offer more incentives.

Related words

Word family
grade graduation
Phrases
graduate student graduate school
Is a kind of
person

Forms

Plural
graduates → grads, alumni, alumnis…

Example sentences

  • grad Tom and Mary don't want to go to grad school.
  • alumni Alumni are listed by their department of study.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
graduatefalling
gradfalling
alumnisteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
grad1, alum2
6 letters
alumni3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (alum2 = 2 syllables).