COED Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

coed

noun

Definition of coed

as in student

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Noun

Bye Aerospace also designed the aircraft around safety and repeatable handling for student pilots.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026
The Office of Student Assistance and Support and University Health Services are providing student support as needed, the university said.

— Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of student

Noun

The study’s co-lead authors, Sefcovic and University of Illinois undergraduate student Payton Kohlberg, were part of the museum’s 2025 cohort of Women in Science Interns.

— Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 24 Sep. 2026
Enrollment numbers show the college has 527 graduate students and a record 2,691 undergraduate students, eclipsing last year’s record 2,632 undergraduates.

— Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of undergraduate

Noun

The 5-foot-10, 170-pound Blue Valley West graduate instead on Saturday had to settle for being the first collegian to score a touchdown in the tradition-rich facility that opened in 1923.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 19 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of collegian

Noun

The partnership dates to 2023, when Chanel and The King’s Foundation developed a Métiers d’Art education partnership with Le19M for postgraduate students.

— Mary Wenthur, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026
The school, located about 20 minutes from downtown Philadelphia, sits on a 110-acre campus and enrolls approximately 3,100 undergraduates and 2,700 postgraduate students, per the school’s official website.

— Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of postgraduate

Noun

In June, The Times of London reported that private schools throughout the UK have lost 30,000 pupils since January 2025, and about 100 independent schools have closed entirely.

— Ashley Baker, Vanity Fair, 22 Sep. 2026
Meloni did not specify the exact cap but said the government would also require mandatory Italian-language lessons for parents of foreign pupils who struggle to integrate.

— Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 21 Sep. 2026

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