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

SoFi offers a variety of private student loans and refinancing options for undergraduates, graduate students, and parents.

— Rebecca Safier, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Reaction from students and educators National surveys have found a rising share of undergraduates report emotional stress and mental health struggles severe enough that many have considered dropping out.

— CBS News, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of undergraduates

Noun

Like many of her fellow college students, Stephanie Park has kept a close eye on how AI might affect her career prospects.

— Sophie Caldwell, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
The documentary captures the everyday life of the director and his fellow students at the Central African Republic’s Bangui University.

— Ed Meza, Variety, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of students

Noun

Homer Glen in December approved installing 12 license plate readers on access points in the village, but to date only four are installed, Neitzke-Troike said.

— Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026
Until then, readers should take these issues as interesting hypotheses and case discussions.

— Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of readers

Noun

This coexistence of one god and many gods may initially appear contradictory, but a clearer picture emerges by tracing the history of how Hindu texts, traditions, and thinkers—and some Western scholars—have answered this question.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026
But legal scholars say those cases are different because the doctors weren't in Louisiana and never fled the state and became fugitives.

— CBS News, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of scholars

Noun

Their children – Prince Archie, seven, and Princess Lilibet, five – are enrolled to start as day pupils at a mixed independent school next month.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 28 Aug. 2026
Their heads are broad and coppery in color, and their eyes have vertical, catlike pupils.

— Rachel Silva, Martha Stewart, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of pupils

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