UNDERGRADS Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

undergrads

noun

plural of undergrad

as in freshmen

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nonstudents

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Noun

For high school freshmen, that number was even lower, at just 38% meeting grade level on the English I STAAR exam.

— Samuel O’Neal July 31, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 July 2026
The warmup isn’t hard to learn; the incoming freshmen master it before their first fall camp.

— Pete Sampson, New York Times, 31 July 2026

Definition of freshmen

Noun

Sally will make its debut at Salamanca High School, on the Allegany Indian Reservation, about 60 miles south of Buffalo, teaching juniors and seniors.

— Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 1 Aug. 2026
Franklin had a reputation as one of the feistiest juniors in the country, a brat with a big ego and a big mouth.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 31 July 2026

Definition of juniors

Noun

Somehow their other legion team made up of mainly juniors and sophomores is in the same state tournament.

— Ren Clayton, CBS News, 29 July 2026
Younger students—particularly rising freshmen and sophomores—are better served using the summer to think, read, and narrow their focus, with the goal of actually launching the project the following fall or spring.

— Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of sophomores

Noun

About two million students had taken India’s National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for undergraduates, or NEET-UG, which determines admission to medical programs.

— Penny Abeywardena, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
The system must add at least 1% more California undergraduates each year.

— Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026

Definition of undergraduates

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