COED Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

coed

noun

Definition of coed

as in student

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Noun

Though Derrick Moore had never played or coached the sport, that didn’t stop him from starting a team so the students could have an extracurricular activity to call their own.

— Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
Actress Wendy Raquel Robinson, a former student of McKenna’s, served as emcee for the ceremony.

— Staff report, Daily News, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of student

Noun

Two months later, Laettner was selected over Shaquille O’Neal as the lone collegian on the 1992 Olympic Dream Team — for which Krzyzewski served as an assistant coach.

— Brendan Marks, New York Times, 26 June 2026
The 235-player prospect class includes five collegians who won Olympic gold representing the United States, and headed by Wisconsin defender Caroline Harvey, as well as a growing number of Europeans making the jump to North America.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 May 2026

Definition of collegian

Noun

Their heads are broad and coppery in color, and their eyes have vertical, catlike pupils.

— Rachel Silva, Martha Stewart, 19 Aug. 2026
Per-pupil funding Peggy Nicholson is a supervising attorney at Duke University’s Children’s Law Clinic, where law students and attorneys often represent families in cases involving access to EC services.

— Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 19 Aug. 2026

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