Synonyms for graduate
ˈgrædʒ u ɪt, -ˌeɪt; -ˌeɪtgrad·u·ate

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. graduatenoun

   To change gradually

   Antonyms:
   drop-out, student

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. alumnus, alumna, alum, graduate, gradnoun

   a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)

   Synonyms:
   grad, potassium alum, grade, potash alum, ammonium alum, ammonia alum, alum, alumnus, alumna

   Antonyms:
   low

2. graduateadjective

   a measuring instrument for measuring fluid volume; a glass container (cup or cylinder or flask) whose sides are marked with or divided into amounts

   Synonyms:
   grad, alumna, alumnus, alum

   Antonyms:
   low

3. graduate(a), postgraduateverb

   of or relating to studies beyond a bachelor's degree

   "graduate courses"

   Antonyms:
   low

4. graduateverb

   receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studies

   "She graduated in 1990"

   Synonyms:
   calibrate, fine-tune

   Antonyms:
   low

5. graduateverb

   confer an academic degree upon

   "This school graduates 2,000 students each year"

   Synonyms:
   calibrate, fine-tune

   Antonyms:
   low

6. calibrate, graduate, fine-tuneverb

   make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring

   "calibrate an instrument"; "graduate a cylinder"

   Synonyms:
   tweak, down, calibrate, polish, fine-tune, refine

   Antonyms:
   low

Matched Categories

1. • Confer
   • Receive

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. graduateverb

   Synonyms:
   mark with degrees, divide into regular intervals

2. graduateverb

   Synonyms:
   adjust, adapt, proportion, regulate

3. graduateverb

   Synonyms:
   take a degree, receive a diploma

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. graduatenoun

   Synonyms:
   alumnus

2. graduatenoun

   Synonyms:
   alumni

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "graduate":

   graduates, postgraduate, post-graduate, graduated, graduation, diploma, upper, degree, graduating, higher, superior

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How to use graduate in a sentence?

1. Mark Harris:

   By the time 'The Graduate' was at the end of its run, it was the third highest-grossing movie in history, those are the kinds of numbers that make even hidebound executives say, 'We're in a new world.'.

2. Jim Jobling:

   The second it broke out of the water, I looked at Parker (Brooks, a graduate student), and said, 'It's a Dahlgren,'.

3. Larry Wolk:

   It's taking kids along the track of, 'Well, you're putting in jeopardy your potential to do well in school or to graduate or to be successful once you get your driver's license because marijuana does impair you if you're going to use it and drive, and it does impair you if you're trying to study or you're trying to do well in school or you're trying to get a good job.

4. Kelly McCoy:

   Whatever I say is associated with my identity as a Lehigh graduate, trump is also essentially an ambassador for Lehigh University but his values don’t represent Lehigh.

5. Roxie Washington:

   At the end of the day, they get to go home and be with their families, gianna doesn't have a father. He will never see her grow up, graduate. He will never walk her down the aisle.