nonacademic
adjective
non·ac·a·dem·ic ˌnän-ˌa-kə-ˈde-mik 
: not relating to a school or formal education : not academic
a nonacademic job
nonacademic achievements
enjoying some nonacademic summer reading
nonacademic noun
In addition to journalists and photographers … many other nonacademics had flocked to this pair of lectures. 
Carl Djerassi
Carl Djerassi 
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web History’s armies of nonacademic readers will find this obvious and undeniable. Dominic Green, WSJ, 26 Aug. 2022 Hannah-Jones’ tenure application was submitted to UNC’s trustees in 2020, but it was halted after a board member who vets the appointments raised questions about her nonacademic background. Washington Post, 17 July 2022 Hannah-Jones' tenure application was submitted to the university's trustees in 2020, but it was halted after a board member who vets the appointments raised questions about her nonacademic background. Arkansas Online, 16 July 2022 How big a threat to traditional colleges and universities are nonacademic providers of advanced education? Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 1 May 2022 In an ideal world, researchers would be able to return benefits to the community without involving nonacademic external parties. Brenna Henn, The Conversation, 19 Apr. 2022 The teenagers, as well as Spone’s daughter, were members of the Victory Vipers, a private, nonacademic cheerleading team in Doylestown. NBC News, 26 Mar. 2022 Leaving aside that nonacademic opinion is no reason for punishing an academic, Mr. Treanor’s reaction is one more case of harassing dissenters. Philip Hamburger, WSJ, 9 Feb. 2022 Dining facilities will move to grab-and-go service and all nonacademic indoor events of 50 people or more through Feb. 6 will require special permission. Fox News, 18 Jan. 2022 See More
Dominic Green, WSJ, 26 Aug. 2022 Hannah-Jones’ tenure application was submitted to UNC’s trustees in 2020, but it was halted after a board member who vets the appointments raised questions about her nonacademic background. Washington Post, 17 July 2022 Hannah-Jones' tenure application was submitted to the university's trustees in 2020, but it was halted after a board member who vets the appointments raised questions about her nonacademic background. Arkansas Online, 16 July 2022 How big a threat to traditional colleges and universities are nonacademic providers of advanced education? Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 1 May 2022 In an ideal world, researchers would be able to return benefits to the community without involving nonacademic external parties. Brenna Henn, The Conversation, 19 Apr. 2022 The teenagers, as well as Spone’s daughter, were members of the Victory Vipers, a private, nonacademic cheerleading team in Doylestown. NBC News, 26 Mar. 2022 Leaving aside that nonacademic opinion is no reason for punishing an academic, Mr. Treanor’s reaction is one more case of harassing dissenters. Philip Hamburger, WSJ, 9 Feb. 2022 Dining facilities will move to grab-and-go service and all nonacademic indoor events of 50 people or more through Feb. 6 will require special permission. Fox News, 18 Jan. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1873, in the meaning defined above
nonacademic
adjective
as in noneducational
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- noneducational
- extracurricular
- cocurricular
- unacademic
- unscholarly
- noncollegiate
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- academic
- educational
- scholastic
- intellectual
- scholarly
- academical
- pedagogical
- pedagogic
- professorial
- bookish
- curricular
- pedantic
- nerdy
- geeky
- tweedy
- donnish
- nerdish