Synonyms and antonyms of Grades and marks given for school or university work in American Thesaurus

A (noun)

education a mark that a teacher gives to a student’s work to show that it is excellent

A minus/B minus/C minus/D minus (education)

education grades given by teachers for students’ work that are lower than the grades A, B, C, and D. These grades are usually written “A-,” “B-,” etc.

a passing grade/mark ()

a grade that you need to reach in order to succeed in an examination or course

A plus/B plus/C plus/D plus (education)

education a grade given by a teacher for a student’s work that is higher than a grade A, B, C, and D. These grades are usually written A+, B+, etc

B (noun)

education a grade that is given in a school, college, or university for work that is a little better than average

C (noun)

education a grade that a teacher gives to a student’s work to show that it is average

D (noun)

education a grade that a teacher gives to a student’s work to show that it is below average

demerit (noun)

a mark or record that shows someone has done something wrong

distinction (noun)

educationBritish an honor given to a student who has achieved a very high standard, or a grade that shows this

E (noun)

educationBritish a grade that a teacher gives to a student’s work to show that it is very bad

F (noun)

education a grade that a teacher gives to a student’s work to show that they have failed a test or a piece of work

full marks (noun)

British the highest score that a student can get on an examination

GPA (noun)

American a grade point average

grade (noun)

education a letter or number that shows the quality of a student’s work

grade point average (noun)

a number that is the average of the marks that students in U.S. schools have achieved during their studies

honor roll (noun)

American a list of the students with the best grades

incomplete (noun)

American a mark showing that you have not finished all the work for a particular course

mark (noun)

educationBritish a grade that a teacher gives a student’s work

marking (noun)

education the process of checking students’ written work and giving it a grade

merit (noun)

education a mark that a school student gets as a reward for good work or behavior

pass (noun)

education a successful result in an examination or test

result (noun)

educationBritish the grade that a student receives

straight (adjective)

a student who has straight A’s has the highest mark in every subject or class

tracking (noun)

American a system in schools that puts students in different programs, or in classes according to their level or ability

U (noun)

education ungraded: a grade given to a student, showing that a test or piece of work that they have done is extremely bad