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

Wagner plans to come back to Camp Fury one more year before joining the academy, and eventually wants to return to the camp as an instructor. — Julianna Mejia july 31, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026

In addition to its use in the military academies’ admissions, a CLT score can also now be used to apply for scholarships in Senior Reserve Officer Training Corps programs at public and private universities nationally. — Chris Quintana, USA Today, 30 July 2026

Carrera and his son, Steven, drove Plambeck across the state to try out for Inter Miami’s academy. — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026

The military academy had imposed a policy restricting what professors could write and say without official approval. — Hannah Natanson, Washington Post, 29 July 2026