unacademic

adjective

Definition of unacademicnext
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as in nonacademic

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as in unintellectual

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Recent Examples of unacademic Lymie is slight of build, shy and bookish, while Spud is athletic, outgoing and unacademic. — New York Times, 30 Aug. 2021 All of those Andys exist — sometimes simultaneously over a single paragraph — in Blake Gopnik’s Warhol, a frank, gossipy, but not unacademic chronicle of one of the 20th century’s most foundational and confounding figures. — Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 5 May 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unacademic
  1. nonacademic
  2. unintellectual
  3. noneducational
  4. nonintellectual
  5. extracurricular
  6. ignorant
  7. uninformed
  8. uneducated
Adjective
  • Earlier this month, the Center released its annual sector analysis finding that, for the first time in its surveys, new microschool founders valued nonacademic learning over academic gains.
    — Kerry McDonald, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • The proposal includes an exception for cases in which applicants were rejected for nonacademic reasons.
    — Vera Lucia Pappaterra, Miami Herald, 25 June 2026
Definition of nonacademic
Adjective
  • In the novel, Julia is a highly sexualized, unintellectual figure who simply hates the control of the state, but the Sichuan University students turned her into a secret Party agent.
    — Peter Hessler, The New Yorker, 9 May 2022
Definition of unintellectual
Adjective
  • But the premise is more or less an excuse to make monologue jokes, which Bargatze did about everything from Severance’s confusing story line to the decidedly noneducational programming offered on the Learning Channel.
    — Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
  • White House officials told reporters at the time that the administration also planned to work with sports governing bodies, including the International Olympic Committee, to ensure the guidance is followed in noneducational settings.
    — Jo Yurcaba, NBC News, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of noneducational
Adjective
  • Such thumbnail indictments of the nonintellectual masses seemed to stem from Hofstadter’s own mounting sense of political and cultural homelessness in the postwar world.
    — Chris Lehmann, The New Republic, 16 Apr. 2020
  • George, meanwhile, grew up in a cheerfully nonintellectual and inclusive household that celebrated Christmas and just about anything involving their son, even Lizzie.
    — Ellen Emry Heltzel, The Seattle Times, 3 Sep. 2017
Definition of nonintellectual
Adjective
  • And Soderlund doesn't just measure the value of her kids' extracurricular pursuits in dollars.
    — Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
  • Without the tax, OCPS would lose about $256 million in funding that pays for about 2,000 teachers and several dozen extracurricular programs like sports and the arts.
    — Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2026
Definition of extracurricular
Adjective
  • Let’s hope that George Santayana’s warning to those ignorant of history about the past repeating itself makes an exception for our present Defense Department.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 28 June 2026
  • And then there are amateur collectors like me, who might not know ironstone from porcelain, but whose last day on earth could be spent touching old objects in ignorant bliss.
    — Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 June 2026
Definition of ignorant
Adjective
  • Lastly, Warsh should inform the uninformed that inflation is a shrinkage of the monetary unit, higher prices the occasional effect.
    — John Tamny, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
  • After a promising start as one of ESPN's true rising stars, Ogwumike has grown increasingly preachy and uninformed.
    — Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of uninformed
Adjective
  • The report says there's been progress, but minorities, along with people who are poor and uneducated, still face higher death rates.
    — Stephanie Stahl, CBS News, 24 June 2026
  • The hillbilly is portrayed as ignorant, uneducated, and unsophisticated; they are often depicted as being unkempt in appearance, perhaps noticeably dirty or walking around barefoot.
    — Jordana Rosenfeld, Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 June 2026
Definition of uneducated

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