Synonyms of academic

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academic 1 of 2

adjective

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variants also academical

1

as in educational

of or relating to schooling or learning especially at an advanced level

"If you spent more time in academic pursuits and less time in social ones, you could easily make good grades," the dean told Valerie

Synonyms & Similar Words

• educational
• scholarly
• intellectual
• scholastic
• pedagogical
• educative
• pedagogic
• professorial
• curricular
• collegiate
• bookish
• nerdy
• tweedy
• donnish
• postgraduate
• geeky
• pedantic
• graduate
• nerdish
• instructive

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nonacademic
• extracurricular
• noneducational
• cocurricular
• unscholarly
• unacademic
• noncollegiate

• nonacademic
• extracurricular
• noneducational
• cocurricular
• unscholarly
• unacademic
• noncollegiate

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2

as in intellectual

very learned or educated but inexperienced in practical matters

academic thinkers who have no understanding of realpolitik

Synonyms & Similar Words

• intellectual
• ivory-tower
• cerebral
• highbrow
• eggheaded
• ivory-towerish
• ivory-towered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• astute
• hardheaded
• shrewd
• knowing
• sharp
• hard-nosed
• canny
• tough-minded
• sharp-witted
• clear-sighted

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• astute
• hardheaded
• shrewd
• knowing
• sharp
• hard-nosed
• canny
• tough-minded
• sharp-witted
• clear-sighted

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3

as in theoretical

existing only as an assumption or speculation

your arguments are merely academic—such a worst-case scenario is unlikely to ever occur

Synonyms & Similar Words

• theoretical
• speculative
• theoretic
• hypothetical
• conjectural
• alleged
• assumed
• proposed
• supposed
• suppositional
• intellectual
• metaphysical
• conceptual
• abstract
• presumed
• debatable
• unproven
• presupposed
• unproved
• nonclinical
• moot
• untested
• nonempirical
• nonpractical

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• actual
• clinical
• real
• practical
• factual
• concrete
• distinct
• definite
• defined
• empirical
• demonstrated
• observational
• established
• confirmed
• empiric
• proven
• validated
• tested
• attested
• substantiated
• authenticated
• verified
• nontheoretical
• time-tested
• nonspeculative

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• actual
• clinical
• real
• practical
• factual
• concrete
• distinct
• definite
• defined
• empirical
• demonstrated
• observational
• established
• confirmed
• empiric
• proven
• validated
• tested
• attested
• substantiated
• authenticated
• verified
• nontheoretical
• time-tested
• nonspeculative

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academic

2 of 2

noun

1

as in academe

Synonyms & Similar Words

• academe
• academician
• teacher
• educator
• pedant
• instructor
• educationist
• didact
• pedagogue
• schoolteacher
• preceptor
• pedagog
• purist
• perfectionist
• hairsplitter
• criticaster
• quibbler
• critic
• pettifogger
• faultfinder

2

as in scholar

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scholar
• intellectual
• bookman
• brain
• highbrow
• techie
• genius
• gearhead
• bookworm
• nerd
• wonk
• double-dome
• weenie
• swot
• geek
• dork
• dink
• grind

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• underachiever
• slacker
• lowbrow
• goldbrick
• goof-off

• underachiever
• slacker
• lowbrow
• goldbrick
• goof-off