Synonyms for academic
- adjective
- noun
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Synonyms by meaning
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Noun
Definitions
- adj. 1
Belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato.
the academic sect or philosophy
- n. 1
A follower of Plato, a Platonist.
Related words
- Word family
- academicism academia academical academy
- Phrases
- academic art academic degree academic year
Forms
- Plural
- academics → scholars, intellectuals, academicians…
Example sentences
- literary He lived at home while pursuing literary ambitions.
- scholarly Israeli historian Ilan Pappe wrote many scholarly works.
- scholastic He exceeds all his brothers in scholastic ability.
- theoretical She's studying to become a theoretical physicist.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| academic | rising | |
| literary | steady | |
| scholarly | rising | |
| scholastic | falling | |
| theoretical | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- scholar2, donnish
- 8 letters
- literary4, pedantic3, lettered2
- 9 letters
- scholarly3
- 10 letters
- scholastic3
- 11 letters
- theoretical5, academician5
- 12 letters
- intellectual5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (scholar2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- académique
- Italiano
- accademico
- Español
- académico
- Deutsch
- akademisch