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Synonyms of university

5 similar words

Another word for university is college. Other synonyms of university are academy, varsity and uni.

Synonyms and similar words for university

nounMore synonyms

  • academyAn institution for the study of higher learning; a college or a university; typically a private school.
  • collegeA specialized division of a university.
  • institute
  • uniSea urchin eaten as sushi.
  • varsityUniversity.

Meaning of university

  1. noun An institution of higher education that provides facilities for teaching, research, and the conferral of academic degrees across undergraduate, graduate, and often professional levels.
  2. noun The entirety of a group; all members of a class.

Full definition of university

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Questions about synonyms of university

What is another word for university?
University has 5 synonyms on Word.ws, such as college, academy, varsity and uni.
What does university mean?
University means an institution of higher education that provides facilities for teaching, research, and the conferral of academic degrees across undergraduate, graduate, and often professional levels.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: university (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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