nonacademic

adjective

non·​ac·​a·​dem·​ic ˌnän-ˌa-kə-ˈde-mik 

: not relating to a school or formal education : not academic

a nonacademic job

nonacademic achievements

enjoying some nonacademic summer reading

nonacademic noun

In addition to journalists and photographers … many other nonacademics had flocked to this pair of lectures.

—Carl Djerassi

Examples of nonacademic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Other teachers say reinforcing nonacademic skills is equally important in making sure teens don’t act out on violent emotions. — Hannah Goeke, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Dec. 2025

The proposal includes an exception for cases in which applicants were rejected for nonacademic reasons. — Vera Lucia Pappaterra, Miami Herald, 25 June 2026

Nevertheless, there are good reasons to question how elite universities currently measure nonacademic merit. — Prasad Krishnamurthy, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026

Dubin’s evaluation focussed on the impressive reach of Navarro’s nonacademic writing. — Ian Parker, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1873, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for nonacademic

• hypovolemic
• academic
• epidemic
• epistemic
• anaemic
• endemic
• glycemic
• pandemic
• polemic
• systemic
• chemic
• remic