Similar words
formando
formando specifically means someone about to graduate, in their final year; graduado means someone who has already graduated, a degree holder.
Similar in other languages
Spanish
egresado
egresado is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "graduate."
Spanish
licenciado
licenciado is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "graduate."
Practice
1 What does graduado mean?
graduate
2 Fill the gap: É um ___ em letras.
Full sentence: É um graduado em letras. (He's an arts graduate.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches graduado?
graduado: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.