COLLEGIATE Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

collegiate

adjective

Definition of collegiate

as in scholastic

of or relating to a college or its students collegiate athletics

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Recent Examples of collegiate Towns, meanwhile, played at Kentucky, maybe one of the few collegiate fishbowls that can compare to the attention in New York. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026 During her collegiate studies, Jones actually interned for NBC 5 back during the summer of 2022. — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Aug. 2026 With help from within, advice from top prospect Kevin McGonigle in the Arizona Fall League and a return to his collegiate swing and approach, King thrived in his early-season stint with Double-A Harrisburg. — Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026 Jewelry brand Gorjana launched its first collegiate collection honoring Arizona State University. — Trisha Easto, AZCentral.com, 14 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for collegiate

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Go literal with scholastic motifs, or keep it subtle with bright colors and minimalist designs.

— Odeya Pinkus, InStyle, 4 Aug. 2026
The Union’s move is a small reversal of a decades-long trend away from scholastic sports as a soccer development tool.

— Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 19 June 2026

Definition of scholastic

Adjective

What the state won't or can't tell us California's Office of Youth and Community Restoration, or OYCR, oversees the LRP educational pathway programs that its director describes as a prison-to-university pipeline.

— Julie Watts August 20, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
The strikes hit 12 locations across Kyiv’s Darnytskyi, Sviatoshynskyi and Solomianskyi districts, damaging residential buildings, a medical facility and an educational institution.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of educational

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Its Learning Commons integration allows teachers to build resources around local academic standards and the learning progressions beneath them.

— Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
But the originality of Arday’s dissertation and his other academic work was also coming under scrutiny, leading to multiple allegations of plagiarism.

— Roger J. Kreuz, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of academic

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The working-out of that vision, by way of experience that arises from her sudden change of circumstances, is the movie’s emotional and intellectual heart, its main line, abstract in form but altogether concrete in the decisions that result.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2026
The book is notable for its intellectual depth and evocative descriptions of finding and entering the many lakes, as well as the vivid sensory impressions of swimming in each different location.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026

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