drop-out
Left before graduating
A drop-out is someone who leaves school, college, or a training program before completing it: a high school drop-out.
The term extends to anyone who withdraws from conventional society or abandons a mainstream path: He was a drop-out from corporate life.
Drop-out can also refer to the act of leaving or, in electronics and audio, a brief loss of signal.
Also spelled dropout.
Act of taking away
- expulsionForced permanent removal
- flunkFail a course
- truancyUnauthorized absence from school
- disenrollmentTermination of membership status
underachiever · disengagement · GED · attrition · retention · academic probation · remedial · leave of absence
Act of taking away
- abandonLeave behind permanently
- leaveSanctioned time away
- discontinueTo stop doing
- give upStop attempting something
bail · resign · walk away · stop out · departure · exit · disengage · pull out
Independent-minded rule-breaker
- bohemianArtistic nonconformist type
- outsiderOne excluded from group
- misfitOne who doesn't fit in
- unconventionalDeparting from standard practice
beatnik · hippie · counterculture · alternative · eccentric · individualist · rebel · dissenter
Unwelcome involvement in affairs
- connectionA joining or relation
- audioTransmitted sound content
- callContact by phone
- coverageExtent of inclusion
dead zone · static · glitch · reception · transmission · bandwidth · lag · disconnect
withdrawal
Act of taking away
disenrollment · underachiever · disengagement · GED · attrition · retention · academic probation · remedial · leave of absence · tuition
withdrawal
Act of taking away
- abandonLeave behind permanently
- leaveSanctioned time away
- discontinueTo stop doing
give up · bail · resign · walk away · stop out · departure · exit · disengage · pull out · opt out
maverick
Independent-minded rule-breaker
unconventional · beatnik · hippie · counterculture · alternative · eccentric · individualist · rebel · dissenter · fringe
interference
Unwelcome involvement in affairs
- connectionA joining or relation
- audioTransmitted sound content
- callContact by phone
coverage · dead zone · static · glitch · reception · transmission · bandwidth · lag · disconnect · buffering
- collegecampus, courses, application, dorms, dorm room
- gaming modesmultiplayer, co-op, versus, team deathmatch, free-for-all
drop-outgraduate
One who earned degree
alumnus · valedictorian · alumna · scholar · completionist
drop-outconformist
One following accepted norms
company man · straight arrow · organization man · joiner · insider