Synonyms of academy

academy

noun

ə-ˈka-də-mē 

as in school

a place or establishment for teaching and learning

a military academy

an academy of the fine arts

Synonyms & Similar Words

• school
• academe
• seminary
• kindergarten
• high school
• prep
• prep school
• preparatory school
• public school
• elementary school
• secondary school
• boarding school
• junior high school
• primary school
• senior high school
• middle school
• trade school
• common school
• grammar school
• charter school
• magnet school
• yeshiva
• Sunday school
• training school
• madrassa
• minischool

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of academy

Fourteen-year-old Adam El-Demerdash, a rising goalkeeper from Overland Park, had recently joined the Houston Dynamo’s soccer academy. — Pj Green july 24, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026

The 41-year-old had spent 15 years in north London, seven as a player and then eight years as the club’s academy manager following his retirement in 2018. — Nnamdi Onyeagwara, New York Times, 24 July 2026

But leisure doesn’t equal lazy, explains Edward Kotynski, the academy’s chair of languages. — Emily Staunton, Christian Science Monitor, 23 July 2026

Prince George is following in his father Prince William’s footsteps as an Etonian, but his time at the prestigious academy will likely look very different. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 22 July 2026