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

The academy boasts around 5,000 magician and nonmagician members who hold the power to invite people to the venue’s mystical events. —Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026

The film academy just recently announced that the show would also have a new physical location at the Peacock Theater in downtown Los Angeles as part of a 10-year agreement with AEG. —ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026

But David Beckham and the Mas family have shown the willingness to spend and ability to lure international talent, and the club’s youth academy is flourishing. —Greg Cote april 6, Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2026

Valparaiso to host government academy To encourage community engagement, the City of Valparaiso is offering an eight-week City Government Academy for residents to learn more about how city government works. —Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026