academic

Definitions

Relating to education, scholarship, or institutions of higher learning.

Having a theoretical or scholarly nature rather than a practical or applied one.

A teacher or scholar in a college or university.

Examples

She decided to pursue an academic career after completing her doctorate.

The professor provided an academic analysis of the historical documents.

Synonyms

scholarly intellectual erudite educational pedagogical theoretical bookish

Antonyms

practical uneducated ignorant nonacademic applied vocational illiterate