Synonyms for academy
əˈkæd ə miacad·e·my

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1. academy

   Synonyms:
   school, seminary, college, university, educational, establishment, institute

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1. academynoun

   a secondary school (usually private)

   Synonyms:
   honorary society

2. academy, honorary societynoun

   an institution for the advancement of art or science or literature

   Synonyms:
   honorary society

3. academynoun

   a school for special training

   Synonyms:
   honorary society

4. academynoun

   a learned establishment for the advancement of knowledge

   Synonyms:
   honorary society

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1. • Establishment
   • School
   • Secondary School

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1. academynoun

   Synonyms:
   school, seminary, institute, gymnasium, high school, college

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1. List of paraphrases for "academy":

   académie, wwa, 'académie, academic, college, school, akademie, akademy, academia, oscar, academies, école, institute, acalan, akademia, oscars, npa, iaa

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1. Walter Ian Lipkin:

   I am deeply honored by this award, it solidifies my relationship with dear friends and colleagues in the Chinese Academy of Science, Ministry of Science and Technology and the Ministry of Health, and with the people of China.

2. Alex Nowrasteh:

   Three different reports on assimilation by the National Academy of Science, the OECD, and [a University of Washington economist] all found immigrants integrating well without a federal program. The feds have a difficult enough time managing the Post Office, they should not be entrusted with the important task of helping immigrants assimilate.

3. Mitch McConnell:

   President Trump could not have made a better decision. Judge Amy Coney Barrett is an exceptionally impressive jurist and an exceedingly well-qualified nominee to the Supreme Court of the United States, first, Judge Barrett built a reputation as a brilliant scholar at the forefront of the legal academy. Then she answered the call to public service. For three years on the Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, she has demonstrated exactly the independence, impartiality, and fidelity to our laws and Constitution that Americans need and deserve on their highest Court.

4. Anna Held:

   I hadn't even dreamed of getting another Academy Award, and there I was unhappy in my private life and miserable, i remember Clifford Odets drove me three times around the Biltmore, where the Oscars were given out, because I was so full of tears.

5. Julianne Moore:

   I read an article that said that winning an Oscar could lead to living five years longer, if that’s true I’d really like to thank the academy because my husband is younger than me.