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 Relatively few transgender athletes participate in high school and collegiate sports. — Jesse Rhodes, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026 With it, high school athletes in Texas will play a game more similar to the collegiate and professional levels. — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Oct. 2026 Freshman Trace Johnson completed 11 for 21 passes for 165 yards for Tulane (3-3, 1-1 American Conference) in his first collegiate start — with a touchdown pass and an interception. — ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026 Many players have obvious economic incentives to seek to extend their collegiate careers for as long as possible. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 13 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for collegiate

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The coming-of-age drama, based on Coffey’s life, follows a high school student with mild cerebral palsy trying to wrestle for the school’s scholastic wrestling team.

— Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2026
The district boasts 15 elementary schools — among them a regional gifted center, one scholastic academy and two Montessori schools.

— Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of scholastic

Adjective

For example, any school that gets federal money must ensure that students have equal chances to take advantage of educational opportunities, whether or not English is their native language.

— Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 22 Oct. 2026
De Rham, working closely with Mancini, was able to activate people from across the sector, from small educational nonprofits to large theaters that reliably receive line item funding in the governor’s budget each year.

— Lucy Gellman, Hartford Courant, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of educational

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The Brookings paper makes the same argument in academic terms.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
Nancy’s British father, Gerald Cadogan, is an academic and archaeologist, and much of her childhood was spent on excavation sites in Cyprus and Crete.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of academic

Adjective

Walzer thought the matter through aloud with me, at one point letting out a small chuckle at his intellectual perplexity.

— Jordi Graupera, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026
The 500-piece collection reflects the Black writers who have shaped her intellectual and artistic growth.

— Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of intellectual

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