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Antonyms for graduating


Grammar : Verb
Spell : noun, adjective graj-oo-it, -eyt; verb graj-oo-eyt
Phonetic Transcription : noun, adjective ˈgrædʒ u ɪt, -ˌeɪt; verb ˈgrædʒ uˌeɪt



Definition of graduating

Origin :
  • early 15c., "to confer a university degree upon," from Medieval Latin graduatus (see graduate (n.)). Intransitive sense from 1807. Related: Graduated; graduating.
  • verb complete education, pursuit
  • verb classify, grade
Example sentences :
  • After graduating, they find out that they still don't know what they want.
  • Extract from : « The Civilization of Illiteracy » by Mihai Nadin
  • I speak more directly to you, then, gentlemen of the graduating class.
  • Extract from : « Medical Essays » by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
  • Then she was to return to school and take part in the graduating exercises.
  • Extract from : « The Johnstown Horror » by James Herbert Walker
  • She had dressed in her graduating gown—a fluffy bit of white and ribbon.
  • Extract from : « A Young Man in a Hurry » by Robert W. Chambers
  • After graduating he spent six months in a packing-house at $6 a week.
  • Extract from : « When Winter Comes to Main Street » by Grant Martin Overton
  • After graduating, he went to Paris to read law, at the École de Droit.
  • Extract from : « Madame Bovary » by Gustave Flaubert
  • Hundreds of people are bemoaning the fact that now there can be no graduating parade.
  • Extract from : « Starlight Ranch » by Charles King
  • I thought it might keep me from graduating—from some of the honors that I have fought for.
  • Extract from : « Blue Bonnet in Boston » by Caroline E. Jacobs
  • James Hopper attended the University of California, graduating in 1898.
  • Extract from : « Americans All » by Various
  • My graduating dress hasn't been paid for—and some things like that.
  • Extract from : « Otherwise Phyllis » by Meredith Nicholson

Synonyms for graduating

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