Synonyms for academy
Most common
college institute institution seminary learned society brothel
All synonyms
Noun
1. College — an institution for the study of higher learning; a college or a university; typically a private school
school, university, college, institute, charter school US NZ, high-school, seminary, institution, gymnasium
Other
learned society, academe formal, brothel
Definitions
- n. 1
An institution for the study of higher learning; a college or a university; typically a private school.
Related words
- Word family
- academicism academe academia academic academical academician
- Phrases
- academy chain military academy service academy
Forms
- Plural
- academies → schools, universities, colleges, institutes…
Example sentences
- college I think your father hoped you would go to college.
- institute The education in that institute is simply pathetic.
- institution The institution was established in the late 1960s.
- seminary Sami graduated from the seminary, the top of his class.
- brothel You were at the brothel. I can smell it all over you.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| academy | rising | |
| college | steady | |
| institute | falling | |
| institution | steady | |
| seminary | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- school1
- 7 letters
- college2, brothel2, academe3
- 8 letters
- seminary4
- 9 letters
- institute3, gymnasium4
- 10 letters
- university5
- 11 letters
- institution4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (college2 = 2 syllables).