antiacademic

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adjective

Opposing what is academic.

Scrabble 19

Meanings

adjectiveantiacademic (comparative more antiacademic, superlative most antiacademic)

comparative more antiacademic · superlative most antiacademic

  1. Opposing what is academic.
nounantiacademic (plural antiacademics)

plural antiacademics

  1. One who opposes what is academic.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
  5. Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
  6. Englishanti-
  7. Ancient GreekἈκάδημος (Akádēmos)
  8. Ancient GreekἈκαδημία (Akadēmía)
  9. Ancient GreekἈκάδημος (Akádēmos)
  10. Ancient GreekἈκαδήμεια (Akadḗmeia)
  11. Ancient Greekἀκαδημικός (akadēmikós)
  12. Medieval Latinacadēmicus
  13. Latinacadēmicu
  14. Frenchacadémique
  15. Englishacademic
  16. Englishantiacademic

From anti- + academic.

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Translations

Catalan antiacadèmic
  • antiacadèmicopposing what is academic
French antiacadémique
  • antiacadémiqueopposing what is academic
Greek αντιακαδημαϊκός
  • αντιακαδημαϊκός (antiakadimaïkós)opposing what is academic
Irish frith-acadúil
  • frith-acadúilopposing what is academic
Italian antiaccademico
  • antiaccademicoopposing what is academic
Portuguese antiacadémico, antiacadêmico
  • antiacadémicoopposing what is academic
  • antiacadêmicoopposing what is academic
Romanian antiacademic
  • antiacademicopposing what is academic
Spanish antiacadémico
  • antiacadémicoopposing what is academic

Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

antiacademic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiacademic

MLA

“antiacademic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiacademic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antiacademic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiacademic.

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