ELECTIVES Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

electives

noun

plural of elective

as in courses

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Relevance

as in options

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rejectees

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Noun

The system, called Parcoursup, handles applications to universities and other higher education courses.

— Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
Several courses of antibiotics failed to bring down his fever.

— Rachel Melegrito, Scientific American, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of courses

Noun

Then, through a program called Writers for Readers, those students teach free writing classes to the public at Kansas City Public Library locations.

— Anne Kniggendorf, Kansas City Star, 27 Oct. 2026
Visitors can also explore additional hands-on art classes for an extra fee.

— JP Shaffer, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of classes

Noun

Von Ferdinand had allegedly canceled all of her other appointments.

— Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Between zipping around to market appointments and fashion weeks, shooting new campaigns, and booking it across the world for interviews and events, the fashion set knows its way around a travel accessory.

— Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of appointments

Noun

North Bergen officials have been holding seminars and passing out fliers to let residents know about their rights if they're stopped by ICE, including the right to remain silent.

— Christine Sloan, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Members sign up to a set of guidelines around victim protection, attend events and host seminars.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of seminars

Noun

Social feeds and Reddit threads are where most grocery dupe discoveries happen, with shoppers posting side by side comparisons and taste tests of store brands against national favorites.

— Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2026
The Patriots took care of business last week against the New York Jets as heavy favorites.

— Matt Schooley, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of favorites

Noun

Staff who work at harm reduction clinics set up specifically to help men who use steroids tell me that twenty years ago there were fewer users, and those users took longer breaks between cycles at lower doses.

— Gavin Francis, The New York Review of Books, 24 Oct. 2026
In everyday shopping centers, clinics offer health screening and elective care.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of clinics

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