interscholastic

adjective

in·​ter·​scho·​las·​tic ˌin-tər-skə-ˈla-stik 

: existing or carried on between schools

interscholastic athletics

Examples of interscholastic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

All three of my daughters competed in interscholastic sports. — Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 5 Aug. 2025

Skrade expects the first interscholastic contest to be a girls flag football game, in 2027. — Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Feb. 2026

In this academic year alone, interscholastic officials have recorded 7,028 athletic transfers, up from 5,688 last year. — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026

The participants who fare best seem to be familiar with the conventions of interscholastic debate, spouting off statistics and logic puzzles with the alacrity of an extemporaneous-speaking champion. — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1879, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for interscholastic

• aeroelastic
• ecclesiastic
• elastoplastic
• enthusiastic
• iconoclastic
• megaloblastic
• osteoblastic
• photoelastic
• thermoelastic
• viscoelastic
• anaplastic
• bioclastic

Kids Definition

interscholastic

adjective

in·​ter·​scho·​las·​tic ˌint-ər-skə-ˈlas-tik 

: existing or carried on between schools