Graduation

Synonyms of graduation

• culmination
• completion
• commencement

Antonyms of graduation

• suspension
• failure
• dropout

Collocations of graduation

high school

Frequency: 80 %

She was excited to attend her high school graduation.

college

Frequency: 75 %

After four years of hard work, she finally reached her college graduation.

ceremony

Frequency: 70 %

The graduation ceremony was filled with proud parents and excited graduates.

diploma

Frequency: 65 %

Receiving her diploma at graduation was a moment she would never forget.

cap and gown

Frequency: 60 %

She proudly wore her cap and gown at the graduation ceremony.

Idiomatic Expressions for graduation

• Phrase: turn the tassel
  Meaning: to move the tassel on a graduation cap from one side to the other as a symbolic gesture of graduating
  Usage: As a tradition, graduates turn the tassel from right to left after receiving their diploma.