Synonyms of academy

academy

noun

ə-ˈka-də-mē 

as in school

a place or establishment for teaching and learning

a military academy

an academy of the fine arts

Synonyms & Similar Words

• school
• academe
• seminary
• kindergarten
• high school
• prep
• madrasa
• prep school
• preparatory school
• public school
• elementary school
• secondary school
• boarding school
• junior high school
• primary school
• yeshivah
• senior high school
• middle school
• trade school
• common school
• grammar school
• charter school
• madrassah
• madrasah
• magnet school
• yeshiva
• Sunday school
• training school
• madrassa
• minischool

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of academy

Both agencies were accused of poorly securing critical pistol parts that could easily be taken by anyone inside the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Drug Enforcement Agency training academy at Quantico, Va. in recent years. —Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 17 Oct. 2024

And then later, her daughter tried several times to get voted into the academy. —Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024

Eric Garcia was picked up by the La Masia academy in the late 2000s, but turned professional at Manchester City. —Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024

It was previously announced that Holly Hunter will star as the captain and chancellor of the academy, with Paul Giamatti set to play the season’s villain. —Joe Otterson, Variety, 19 Oct. 2024