COLLEGIANS Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

collegians

noun

plural of collegian

as in undergraduates

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nonstudents

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Noun

Federal data show about 30% of undergraduates switch majors within three years of enrolling.

— Matt vandenBerg, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Construction is set to begin next year; the school plans to welcome graduate students in 2028 and undergraduates in 2032.

— Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of undergraduates

Noun

The students' message during the campaign focused on a nonpartisan effort to rebuild Serbia's economy and restore its democracy.

— JOVANA GEC, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
Serbians are voting Sunday in a parliamentary election that is seen as a showdown between the Balkan country's populist leader Aleksandar Vucic and a movement of university students who led protests against him for almost two years.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of students

Noun

The attacks have drawn intense scrutiny from some Democratic lawmakers and military legal scholars.

— CBS News, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
Many international scholars have described Mao as an authoritarian leader, pointing to his centralized rule, political purges, and aggressive state campaigns, including the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution.

— Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of scholars

Noun

Set in 1980s Britain, the comedy follows eight pupils at a Sheffield boys’ grammar school.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 Oct. 2026
Initially driven by high school pupils, teachers, higher education students and trade unions have since joined the ranks of the protests.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of pupils

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