Synonyms of school
7 similar words
Another word for school is academy. Other synonyms of school are college and university.
Synonyms and similar words for school
nounAn institution dedicated to teaching and learning; an educational institution.
- academyAn institution for the study of higher learning; a college or a university; typically a private school.
- collegeA high school or secondary school.
- university
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Meaning of school
- noun An institution dedicated to teaching and learning; an educational institution.
- noun An educational institution providing primary and secondary education, prior to tertiary education (college or university).
- noun At Eton College, a period or session of teaching.
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Questions about synonyms of school
- What is another word for school?
- School has 7 synonyms on Word.ws, such as academy, college and university.
- What does school mean?
- School means an institution dedicated to teaching and learning; an educational institution.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: school (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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