GRADUATE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for GRADUATE?

Need another word that means the same as “graduate”? Find 34 synonyms and 30 related words for “graduate” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Graduate” are: alum, alumna, alumnus, grad, degree holder, person with a degree, calibrate, fine-tune, qualify, pass one's exams, pass, be certified, be licensed, progress, advance, move up, go up, proceed, develop, arrange in a series, arrange in order, order, group, classify, class, categorize, rank, grade, range, mark off, measure off, measure out, divide into degrees, postgraduate

Graduate as a Noun

Definitions of "Graduate" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “graduate” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university.
• A person who has received a high school diploma.
• A person who has successfully completed a course of study or training, especially a person who has been awarded an undergraduate or first academic degree.
• A measuring instrument for measuring fluid volume; a glass container (cup or cylinder or flask) whose sides are marked with or divided into amounts.
• A graduated cup, tube, flask, or measuring glass, used especially by chemists and pharmacists.

Synonyms of "Graduate" as a noun (6 Words)

alum	A white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum the potassium double sulfate of aluminum. Artificially grown crystals of one of the alums.
alumna	A person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university. The University of Ottawa alumna was in Japan.
alumnus	A person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university. A Harvard alumnus.
degree holder	A position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality.
grad	A person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university.
person with a degree	A grammatical category used in the classification of pronouns, possessive determiners, and verb forms according to whether they indicate the speaker, the addressee, or a third party.

Usage Examples of "Graduate" as a noun

• She is 19, a graduate of Lincoln High.

Graduate as a Verb

Definitions of "Graduate" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “graduate” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Confer an academic degree upon.
• Confer a degree or other academic qualification on.
• Change (something, typically colour or shade) gradually or step by step.
• Arrange in a series or according to a scale.
• Receive an academic degree from.
• Mark out (an instrument or container) in degrees or other proportionate gradations.
• Successfully complete an academic degree, course of training, or (in North America) high school.
• Move up to (a more advanced level or position.
• Make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring.
• Receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studies.

Synonyms of "Graduate" as a verb (27 Words)

advance	Pay in advance. The hypothesis I wish to advance in this article.
arrange in a series	Plan, organize, and carry out (an event.
arrange in order	Arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events.
be certified	Be identical to; be someone or something.
be licensed	Be priced at.
calibrate	Adjust (experimental results) to take external factors into account or to allow comparison with other data. A separate control experiment is then carried out to calibrate the calorimeter.
categorize	Place into or assign to a category. Children learn early on to categorize.
class	Arrange or order by classes or categories. How would you classify these pottery shards are they prehistoric.
classify	Arrange or order by classes or categories. How would you classify these pottery shards are they prehistoric.
develop	Cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development. This situation has developed over a long time.
divide into degrees	Come apart.
fine-tune	Adjust finely.
go up	Give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number.
grade	Arrange in or allocate to grades classify or sort. The timber is graded according to its thickness.
group	Put in a group or groups. Can you group these shapes together.
mark off	Mark by some ceremony or observation.
measure off	Express as a number or measure or quantity.
measure out	Have certain dimensions.
move up	Arouse sympathy or compassion in.
order	Issue commands or orders for. She ordered me to leave.
pass	Pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life. Pass an electric current through it.
pass one's exams	Pass over, across, or through.
proceed	Continue talking he continued. We proceeded towards Washington.
progress	Cause a task or undertaking to make progress. I cannot predict how quickly we can progress the matter.
qualify	Prove capable or fit; meet requirements. The training necessary to qualify as a solicitor.
range	Obtain the range of a target by adjustment after firing past it or short of it or by the use of radar or laser equipment. Tutorials ranged over a variety of subjects.
rank	Give someone or something a rank or place within a grading system. Students ranked the samples in order of preference.

Usage Examples of "Graduate" as a verb

• The colour is graduated from the middle of the frame to the top.
• The school graduated more than one hundred arts majors in its first year.
• He graduated Harvard in 1965.
• He graduated in the summer with a 2:2 degree.
• The stones were graduated in height from the lowest near the entrance to the tallest opposite.
• He started with motorbikes but now he's graduated to his first car.
• She graduated in 1990.
• He graduated from Glasgow University in 1990.
• The stem was graduated with marks for each hour.
• This school graduates 2,000 students each year.
• Graduate a cylinder.

Graduate as an Adjective

Definitions of "Graduate" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “graduate” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Of or relating to studies beyond a bachelor's degree.

Synonyms of "Graduate" as an adjective (1 Word)

postgraduate

Relating to or denoting a course of study undertaken after completing a first degree. A postgraduate degree.

Usage Examples of "Graduate" as an adjective

• Graduate courses.

Associations of "Graduate" (30 Words)

alumnus	A graduate or former student of a particular school, college, or university. A Royal Ballet alumnus.
attendance	The action or state of going regularly to or being present at a place or event. She is being blamed for the museum s low attendances.
bookworm	A person who enjoys reading.
class	Arrange or order by classes or categories. Conduct which is classed as criminal.
college	The teaching staff and students of a college considered collectively. The Oxford colleges.
collegian	A student (or former student) at a college or university.
course	Move swiftly through or over. Guests are offered a choice of main course.
curriculum	The subjects comprising a course of study in a school or college. Course components of the school curriculum.
diploma	An official document or charter.
disciple	A personal follower of Christ during his life, especially one of the twelve Apostles. A disciple of Rousseau.
education	The United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with education including federal aid to educational institutions and students created 1979. Colleges of education.
grad	A person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university.
graduation	A mark on a container or instrument indicating a degree of quantity. The ruler had 16 graduations per inch.
headmaster	A man who is the head teacher in a school.
homeroom	A classroom in which a group of students assembles daily with the same teacher before dispersing to other classes.
instructor	A person whose occupation is teaching. A driving instructor.
learner	Works for an expert to learn a trade. A fast learner.
lecturer	A public lecturer at certain universities. A senior lecturer in surgery at Leeds University.
polytechnic	An institution of higher education offering courses at degree level or below, especially in vocational subjects.
postgraduate	A student engaged in a postgraduate course. A postgraduate degree.
pupil	A young person attending school (up through senior high school. Will you take me on as your pupil.
schoolmaster	Food fish of warm Caribbean and Atlantic waters.
student	A learner who is enrolled in an educational institution. A student of sociology.
teach	A teacher. She teaches me French.
teaching	The occupation, profession, or work of a teacher. The teachings of religion.
thesis	An unstressed syllable or part of a metrical foot in Greek or Latin verse. His central thesis is that psychological life is not part of the material world.
trainee	Someone who is being trained. Trainee solicitors.
undergraduate	Denoting or relating to an undergraduate. Undergraduate students.
university	The body of faculty and students at a university. His daughter is at university.
valedictorian	The student with the best grades who usually delivers the valedictory address at commencement.