Academic — synonyms, academic antonyms, definition

1. academic (a)

bookish conjectural educated egghead erudite highbrow hypothetical instructional intellectual learned pedagogic presumed profound scholarly scholastic schooled speculative studious supposed suppositional • • •

2. academic (Noun)

academician bookish egghead erudite faculty member learned

academic (Noun) — An educator who works at a college or university.

educator pedagog pedagogue prof professor

3. academic (Adjective)

donnish pedantic unacademic

academic (Adjective) — Associated with academia or an academy. ex. "the academic curriculum" ex. "academic gowns"

academic (Adjective) — Hypothetical or theoretical and not expected to produce an immediate or practical result. ex. "an academic discussion" ex. "an academic question"

academic (Adjective) — Marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects. ex. "All his life he went on making academic jokes"

academic (Adjective) — Having an aptitude for study.