SCHOLASTIC Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

scholastic

adjective

skə-ˈla-stik

Definition of scholastic

as in educational

of or relating to schooling or learning especially at an advanced level a college that gives a higher priority to scholastic endeavors than to athletic pursuits

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Recent Examples of scholastic The Union’s move is a small reversal of a decades-long trend away from scholastic sports as a soccer development tool. — Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 19 June 2026 Her work — rooted in teaching, scholastic research and mentoring — is continually focused on advancing social, racial and economic equity in secondary education classrooms. — Larry D. Urish, Oc Register, 3 June 2026 The team also captured the women’s scholastic championship. — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2026 When not identified early, this can potentially derail a student’s scholastic trajectory from the very first days of school. — Sherri Helvie, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for scholastic

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Prior to her new role, DeGregorio served as senior vice president, managing director of sales for educational/informational programming for HMPG since 2022.

— Mya Copeland, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
Courses will focus on teaching methods, instructional development and educational research.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of educational

Adjective

The experts, who had all studied AI in academic settings, all brought up the ironies of the automation problem, where AI makes errors that humans can’t catch.

— Adam Clark Estes, Vox, 16 Oct. 2026
His main issues are declining enrollment, academic struggles, teacher turnover and family engagement.

— Sophia Veneziano, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of academic

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If the source is a scholarly journal article, the article’s title appears in a larger font above the additional bibliographic information.

— The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 9 Oct. 2026
Generating scholarly tomes at a rate of more than one a year involves obsessive amounts of research.

— Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026

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