grad
/ɡræd/
noun
- A person who has completed a course of study and received a degree or diploma from a school, college, or university.
- Many grads find jobs in their field within a year.
- The university held a special ceremony for its newest grads.
- She is a grad of the local high school.
- Short for graduate school; a program of advanced study after earning a bachelor's degree.
- He's thinking about going to grad after he finishes his bachelor's.
- Grad can be expensive, but it often leads to better job opportunities.
- She applied to several top grads for her master's degree.
Antonyms
adjective
- Relating to or involving graduate studies or graduate students.
- She is taking a grad course in neuroscience this semester.
- He works as a teaching assistant in the grad department.
- The grad program requires a thesis or a final project.