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adjective

Definition of postgraduatenext
as in graduate
of or relating to studies done after earning a bachelor's degree or other degree After college, she spent her first postgraduate year studying abroad.

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noun

as in undergraduate

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Recent Examples of postgraduate
Adjective
In addition to the crown and new title, Donegan won more than $70,000 in scholarships through the Miss America program, which will help finance her undergraduate and postgraduate education. — Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025 Letícia Paul, who had recently earned her law degree and was pursuing postgraduate studies in real estate and business law, went into anaphylactic shock moments after receiving an iodinated contrast dye, Jam Press reported. — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Noun
Viewership reached 65% among voters with postgraduate degrees but fell to 40% among those with a high school education or less. — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 18 July 2026 Just as the young woman is set to return to her hometown following the end of her postgraduate studies, a girl’s body is discovered there, unravelling painful memories of past trauma and sending Sofia through a pained process of self-reflection. — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 9 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for postgraduate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for postgraduate
  1. graduate
  2. undergraduate
  3. academic
  4. student
Adjective
  • The caps, which took effect in July, limit graduate students to $20,500 a year and professional students to $50,000 a year.
    — Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,Jessica Dickler,Sarah Agostino,Greg Iacurci,Lorie Konish,Annie Nova,Sharon Epperson,Stephanie Dhue, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Some of this is offset by a rise in graduate students, but while schools such as TCU and Texas Tech continue to enjoy an increase in enrollment, Baylor’s undergraduate numbers are an undeniable concern for university leadership.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of graduate
Noun
  • Within a minute, Delhi University undergraduate Sakshi Jain was pinned to the ground by an officer in riot gear, and then bundled into a police bus along with her peers.
    — Aakash Hassan, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The then-undergraduate student made a complaint to campus police in November 2024, three weeks after the incident occurred, that she had been raped by a group of men at the Chi Phi fraternity house.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of undergraduate
Adjective
  • 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
Noun
  • Calhoun graduated from Cincinnati in 2004 and was a student assistant under Huggins during the 2003-04 season.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • School districts in New York, Kansas, Pennsylvania and Missouri have included caffeine pouches in student conduct policies or prohibited their use on campus.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
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“Postgraduate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/postgraduate. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

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