academic

The word “academic” has 4 syllables: ac-a-dem-ic

It's pronounced as /ˌækəˈdɛmɪk/

What is synonym and antonym for academic?

In the thesaurus, “academic” has 99 synonyms and 53 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for academic along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for academic

abstract
academe
academician
alleged
assumed
book-learned
bookish
bookman
bookworm
brain
cerebral
closet
college
collegiate
conceptual
conjectural
critic
criticaster
curricular
debatable
didact
dink
donnish
dork
double-dome
educational
educationist
educative
educator
eggheaded
erudite
faultfinder
formalistic
gearhead
geek
geeky
genius
graduate
grind
hairsplitter
highbrow
hypothetical
instructive
instructor
intellectual
ivory-tower
ivory-towered
ivory-towerish
learned
lecturer
metaphysical
moot
nerd
nerdish
nerdy
nonclinical
nonempirical
nonpractical
notional
pedagog
pedagogic
pedagogical
pedagogue
pedant
pedantic
perfectionist
pettifogger
postgraduate
preceptor
presumed
presupposed
professor
professorial
proposed
pupil
purist
quibbler
scholar
scholarly
scholastic
schoolteacher
speculative
student
studious
supposed
suppositional
swot
teacher
techie
theoretic
theoretical
tutor
tweedy
university
unproved
unproven
untested
weenie
wonk

Antonyms for academic

actual
astute
attested
authenticated
canny
clear-sighted
clinical
cocurricular
concrete
confirmed
defined
definite
demonstrated
distinct
empiric
empirical
established
extracurricular
factual
goldbrick
goof-off
hard-nosed
hardheaded
ignoramus
ignorant
knowing
lowbrow
nonacademic
noncollegiate
noneducational
nonspeculative
nontheoretical
observational
ordinary
plain
practical
proven
real
sharp
sharp-witted
shrewd
simple
slacker
substantiated
tested
time-tested
tough-minded
unacademic
underachiever
unscholarly
untaught
validated
verified

Meanings of academic

noun
1. (usually capitalized) A follower of Plato, a Platonist.
2. A senior member of an academy, college, or university; a person who attends an academy; a person engaged in scholarly pursuits; one who is academic in practice.
3. A member of the Academy; an academician.
4. A student in a college.
5. Academic dress; academicals.
6. Academic studies.
adjective
1. Belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato.
2. Belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning; also a scholarly society or organization.
3. Theoretical or speculative; abstract; scholarly, literary or classical, in distinction to practical or vocational.
4. Having little practical use or value, as by being overly detailed, unengaging, or theoretical: having no practical importance.
5. Having a love of or aptitude for learning.
6. Conforming to set rules and traditions; conventional; formalistic.
7. So scholarly as to be unaware of the outside world; lacking in worldliness.
8. Subscribing to the architectural standards of Vitruvius.
9. Study of humanities topics rather than science and engineering.

Example Sentences

She excelled in her academic studies and graduated with honors.
The university offers a wide range of academic programs, from engineering to humanities.
His academic achievements earned him a scholarship to study abroad.
The professor's academic research contributed significantly to the field of psychology.
They attended an academic conference to present their findings on climate change.

On this page you'll find 152 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to academic, such as: abstract, academe, academician, actual, alleged, assumed, astute.

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