POSTGRADUATE Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of postgraduate

as in graduate

of or relating to studies done after earning a bachelor's degree or other degree After college, she spent her first postgraduate year studying abroad.

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noun

as in undergraduate

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Adjective

In addition to the crown and new title, Donegan won more than $70,000 in scholarships through the Miss America program, which will help finance her undergraduate and postgraduate education. — Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025 Letícia Paul, who had recently earned her law degree and was pursuing postgraduate studies in real estate and business law, went into anaphylactic shock moments after receiving an iodinated contrast dye, Jam Press reported. — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2025

Noun

Just as the young woman is set to return to her hometown following the end of her postgraduate studies, a girl’s body is discovered there, unravelling painful memories of past trauma and sending Sofia through a pained process of self-reflection. — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 9 July 2026 In families where mothers and fathers live together, about 56% of moms with bachelor degrees and 69% of mothers with postgraduate degrees worked full time in 2025. — ABC News, 18 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for postgraduate

Recent Examples of Synonyms for postgraduate

Adjective

For nonconference games, fines are paid to the SEC's Post-graduate Scholarship Fund.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026
With both undergraduates and graduate students in the same institution, universities are usually larger.

— Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of graduate

Noun

Cornell is among the less difficult Ivy League schools to get into, and it is known for its top engineering program, while also being one of the few Ivies with a business school open to undergraduates.

— Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026
However, the math for many has shifted over time, making an investment in an undergraduate and graduate degree riskier.

— Jessica Dickler,Annie Nova, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of undergraduate

Adjective

The experts, who had all studied AI in academic settings, all brought up the ironies of the automation problem, where AI makes errors that humans can’t catch.

— Adam Clark Estes, Vox, 16 Oct. 2026
His main issues are declining enrollment, academic struggles, teacher turnover and family engagement.

— Sophia Veneziano, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Oct. 2026

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