Synonyms and antonyms of Grades and marks given for school or university work in British 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 marks given by teachers for students’ work that are lower than the marks A, B, C, and D. These marks are usually written ‘A-’, ‘B-’ etc

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

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

B (noun)

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

C (noun)

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

D (noun)

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

demerit (noun)

mainly American a mark or record that shows someone has done something wrong

distinction (noun)

educationBritish a very high mark in an examination

E (noun)

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

F (noun)

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

fail (noun)

educationBritish a result in a test that shows someone or something has not achieved a satisfactory score or standard

full marks (noun)

British the highest score that a student can get in 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 US schools have achieved during their studies

incomplete (noun)

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

mark (noun)

educationBritish a score in the form of a number, percentage, or letter that a teacher gives a student’s work. The American word is grade

marking (noun)

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

merit (noun)

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

pass (noun)

education a successful result in an examination or test

pass mark (noun)

the level that you need to reach in order to succeed in an examination

result (noun)

educationBritish the mark that a student receives in an examination or series of examinations. The American word is grade

straight (adjective)

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

U (noun)

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

vg (abbreviation)

very good: used by teachers on a student’s work