Synonyms for academic
ˌæk əˈdɛm ɪkaca·dem·ic

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1. academician, academic, faculty memberadjective

   an educator who works at a college or university

   Synonyms:
   academician, schoolman, faculty member

   Antonyms:
   unscholarly, applied

2. academicadjective

   associated with academia or an academy

   "the academic curriculum"; "academic gowns"

   Synonyms:
   donnish, pedantic

   Antonyms:
   unscholarly, applied

3. academicadjective

   hypothetical or theoretical and not expected to produce an immediate or practical result

   "an academic discussion"; "an academic question"

   Synonyms:
   donnish, pedantic

   Antonyms:
   unscholarly, applied

4. academic, donnish, pedanticadjective

   marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects

   Synonyms:
   donnish, pedantic

   Antonyms:
   unscholarly, applied

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1. scholastic

   Submitted by anonymous on December 15, 2020  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. academicadjective

   Synonyms:
   scholastic, literary, lettered

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1. List of paraphrases for "academic":

   university, academy, academics, universitaire, academia, university-based, scholarly, school, scholastic, theoretical, scholars, scolaire, universities, universitaires, educational, teaching, scholar, academician, scientific, university-level, academicians, formal, education

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1. ACADEMIC

   Synonyms:
   Azithromycin in Coronary Artery Disease: Elimination of Myocardial Infection with Chlamydia pneumoniae

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1. Ohad Zuckerman:

   Humanity's relationship with food is facing intense challenges and we must act to further sustainability. Technological innovation is a key element in mitigating these challenges and academic institutions are a main source of innovation.

2. Dennis Hu:

   I feel quite sad. I think we are a group of very serious researchers, but we are being unjustifiably accused and even framed, this ban won't guarantee national security for the US -- instead it will endanger America's academic prestige.

3. Friday Paul McCulley:

   I will continue doing the things I love in other spaces, possibly in the academic arena, pimco will always be Camelot in my heart.

4. Samantha Meltzer-Brody:

   There's always a certain amount of suspicion as to what some university academic has cooked up.

5. Mike Peterson:

   What I'm seeing is, frankly, a return to basics, a return to academic growth and achievement as the benchmarks, and frankly, I think we're trying to – and this is as a board as well – get rid of some of the other distractions which aren’t core academic pursuits.