grad

/ɡræd/
noun
  1. 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.
  2. 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
  1. 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.
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