Academic synonyms
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academia
Academia continues to provide scientific education, despite attempts to turn it into a system of professional schooling.
Of or relating to schools; academic:
Devoted to learning; studious
Given to the use of hypotheses
educational (related)
Of, or relating to education.
learned (related)
Showing or characterized by such knowledge:
theoretical (related)
The definition of theoretical is something that is based on an assumption or opinion.
collegiate
Of or relating to a collegiate church.
Inclined to make conjectures
Used or intended for teaching or instruction
Stubbornly holding on to an idea without concern for practicalities or reality.
interdisciplinary
The definition of interdisciplinary is something that involves two areas of learning.
Knowledgeable of literature or writing.
Being finicky or fastidious, especially with language.
Alternative capitalization of platonic (of or relating to the philosophical views of Plato and his successors).
postulatory
Of the nature of a postulate.
The definition of speculative is based off of thoughts not evidence.
Resting on supposition; hypothetical; conjectural.
academe
(Proper, place, geo) the Academy (see phrase under academy)
An academic.
A private secondary or high school
A traditional event, especially a major sporting event that is held annually:
An address to an academic meeting or seminar.
An event with a formal dress code.
A condition or place, as academia, regarded as isolated or withdrawn from the practical affairs of society
quodlibetic
The process of formal training and instruction at a school; formal education; schooling
(Mormonism) The second highest office in the Aaronic priesthood, held by priesthood holders of at least the age of 14.
ignorant (antonym)
Resulting from ignorance; foolish; silly.
untaught (antonym)
Acquired without being taught; natural
practical (antonym)
Manifested in or involving practice:
simple (antonym)
(--- Biology) Having no divisions or branches; not compound:
ordinary (antonym)
Commonly encountered; usual:
plain (antonym)
Straightforward; frank or candid:
ignoramus (antonym)
An ignorant and stupid person
Of or like a university don; specif., intellectual, bookish, pedantic, etc.
Pedantic; bookish
Designating or of art abstracted from reality, in which designs or forms may be definite and geometric or fluid and amorphous
Concerned with theories or hypotheses rather than with practical matters.
attitude (related)
Characterized by a narrow concern for book learning and formal rules, without knowledge or experience of practical matters
flexible (related)
Capable of being changed or adjusted to meet particular or varied needs:
teach (related)
Characterized by a narrow concern for book learning and formal rules, without knowledge or experience of practical matters
thoughts (related)
Concerned primarily with theories rather than practical matters
faculty member
an educator who works at a college or university
cross-disciplinary
dryasdust
Dull and boring
graduate-professional
interscholastic
Involving two or more schools.
professorlike
schoolmasterish
Resembling or characteristic of a schoolmaster.
schoolmasterly
Befitting a schoolmaster.
schoolmistressy
Resembling or characteristic of a schoolmistress.
schoolteacherish
Resembling a stereotypical schoolteacher in some way; pedantic, patronising, etc.
teacherish
teachy
booky
schoolmastering
teachery
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