COED Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

coed

noun

Definition of coed

as in student

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Noun

Knot's interest in economics took root during his student years.

— , CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026
The Paris march proceeded peacefully, with students, workers and retirees joining.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of student

Noun

The fifth-year senior, who played at both Auburn and Texas State before enrolling at Pittsburgh in January, threw his second touchdown pass as a collegian.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of collegian

Noun

After graduating from the University of Puerto Rico in 1953, Zeno received a postgraduate scholarship to study at the École du Louvre in Paris.

— Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 29 Oct. 2026
Morning Glory Milking Farm is the tale of a broke postgraduate who takes a job collecting minotaur semen for a pharmaceutical company.

— Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of postgraduate

Noun

Like its bigger siblings, the ELF-MN1 pairs an LCD with a micro-optical lens layer and a high-speed sensor that tracks your pupils.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 5 Nov. 2026
Bishopp has also called for a moratorium on new for-profit charter schools, free meals for all public school students and increased per-pupil spending and funding for special needs programs.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 4 Nov. 2026

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