Synonyms for school
- noun
- verb
Most common
university college academy seminary department institute class scholastic
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. College — an institution dedicated to teaching and learning; an educational institution
2. Institute — within a larger educational institution, an organizational unit, such as a department or institute, which is…
Other
class, shoal, scholastic, school-time, set, denomination, sect
Verb
1. Train — to educate, teach, or train (often, but not necessarily, in a school)
train, educate, teach, tutor, discipline, indoctrinate, drill, nurture, cultivate, civilize, civilise UK, instruct
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
An institution dedicated to teaching and learning; an educational institution.
Just one more tardy and you'll be staying after school.
- n. 2
Within a larger educational institution, an organizational unit, such as a department or institute, which is dedicated to a specific subject area.
We are enrolled in the same university, but I attend the School of Economics and my brother is in the School of Music.
- v. 1
To educate, teach, or train (often, but not necessarily, in a school).
Many future prime ministers were schooled in Eton.
Related words
Example sentences
- university I understand now why he didn't go to a university.
- college I think your father hoped you would go to college.
- academy The Berber language has an academy in Algeria now.
- seminary Sami graduated from the seminary, the top of his class.
- department Excuse me, but where is the men's shoe department?
- institute The education in that institute is simply pathetic.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| school | steady | |
| university | steady | |
| college | steady | |
| academy | rising | |
| seminary | steady | |
| department | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- set1
- 4 letters
- sect1
- 5 letters
- class1, train1, teach1, drill1, tutor2, shoal
- 7 letters
- control2, college2, academy4, faculty3, educate3, nurture2
- 8 letters
- seminary4, instruct2, civilize3, civilise
- 9 letters
- institute3, cultivate3
- 10 letters
- university5, department3, discipline3, scholastic3
- 11 letters
- institution4
- 12 letters
- denomination5, indoctrinate4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (tutor2 = 2 syllables).