grade point average
Noun
Meaning
a measure of a student's academic achievement at a college or university; calculated by dividing the total number of grade points received by the total number attempted
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grade-point-average
Synonyms
GPA
grade point
grades
analytical abilities
cultural awareness
academic excellence
academic performance
cumulative grade point average
average grade
academic achievement
academic advancement
academic proficiency
average rating
mean score
cognitive growth
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Antonyms
academic failure
academic regress
cognitive recession
counterproductive learning
educational decline
educational setback
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Hypernyms
Examples
I grew up below the poverty line; I didn't have as much as other people did. I think it made me stronger as a person, it built my character. Now I have a 4.0 grade point average and I want to go to college, and just become a better person.