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

So do formal teaching with official certification, private academies, tobacco manufacturing, oil refining, telecommunications, insurance and pension funds. — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2026

Whiteside, a Danbury native who dreamed of becoming a police officer since childhood, graduated third in his police academy class and served with the Bridgeport Police Department for two years before he was killed. — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026

The Presbyterian Church, for example, did not just build universities, such as Austin College in Texas and Lafayette College in Pennsylvania, but also established 59 academies in 20 states and numerous primary schools. — Thomas Adam, The Conversation, 4 Aug. 2026

One thing that might be over — or at least greatly diminished — will be submissions for the supporting acting categories for limited series/movie next year if the academy makes this revision permanent. — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026