grads
Ceremony cap tossers
Grads is the plural of grad, an informal shortening of graduate.
It refers to people who have completed a degree or program: The new grads flooded the job market.
Grad also works as an adjective: grad school, grad student.
The informality suits casual speech but appears in writing too.
Act of starting
- convocationFormal ceremonial gathering
- capCovering for top
- gownLong formal garment
- mortarboardSquare graduation headwear
tassel · diploma · procession · keynote · speaker · baccalaureate · academic regalia · pomp and circumstance
Degree recipients
- alumniFormer school members
- seniorsOldest in a group
- classmatesStudents in same course
- valedictorianTop-ranked graduating student
salutatorian · scholars · postgraduates · undergraduates · collegians · freshmen · sophomores · juniors
Notable event marking progress
- accomplishmentSuccessful completion of aim
- completionAct of finishing
- attainmentSuccessful reaching of goal
- distinctionNotable difference or honor
recognition · success · fulfillment · breakthrough · triumph · honors · degree · credentials
Units of measurement
- incrementsUnits of increase
- unitsStandard measures of quantity
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- scaleMeasure of relative size
markings · intervals · divisions · gradations · thermometer · protractor · gauge · readings
commencement
Act of starting
- convocationFormal ceremonial gathering
- capCovering for top
- gownLong formal garment
mortarboard · tassel · diploma · procession · keynote · speaker · baccalaureate · academic regalia · pomp and circumstance · alma mater
graduates
Degree recipients
- alumniFormer school members
- seniorsOldest in a group
- classmatesStudents in same course
valedictorian · salutatorian · scholars · postgraduates · undergraduates · collegians · freshmen · sophomores · juniors · apprentices
milestone
Notable event marking progress
- accomplishmentSuccessful completion of aim
- completionAct of finishing
- attainmentSuccessful reaching of goal
distinction · recognition · success · fulfillment · breakthrough · triumph · honors · degree · credentials · qualification
degrees
Units of measurement
- incrementsUnits of increase
- unitsStandard measures of quantity
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
scale · markings · intervals · divisions · gradations · thermometer · protractor · gauge · readings · precision
gradsfreshmen
Newly enrolled students
freshers · underclassmen · newcomers · beginners · matriculants
gradsprofessors
Highest-ranking university instructors
faculty · instructors · teachers · administrators · staff
- graduation dayAcademic completion ceremony
- high school graduationSecondary education completion ceremony
- graduate schoolInstitution awarding advanced degrees
- grad schoolPost-undergraduate academic institution
- graduation ceremonyFormal academic completion event
- college graduate
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