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school

[skool] / skul /
NOUN
place, system for educating
Synonyms
STRONGEST
academy department faculty hall institute institution seminary university
STRONG
college discipline establishment schoolhouse
WEAK
alma mater blackboard jungle halls of ivy
NOUN
persons receiving education
Synonyms
STRONGEST
class group party
STRONG
adherents circle clique denomination devotees disciples faction followers following pupils sect set
NOUN
body of philosophy on subject
Synonyms
STRONG
belief creed faith outlook persuasion stamp way
WEAK
school of thought way of life
VERB
teach
Synonyms
STRONGEST
educate tutor
STRONG
advance coach control cultivate direct discipline drill guide indoctrinate inform instruct lead manage prepare prime show train verse
Antonyms
STRONGEST
learn
STRONG
abandon conceal forget hide ignore leave alone misguide mislead mismanage neglect

Example Sentences

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I have been married over 40 years, and we are old school.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

He said Deng was transforming Tessellations into a typical prep school.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

At primary school he was asked to give a presentation to classmates about his dream career.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

He studied the subject in graduate school, earning a doctorate in statistics, and then took his passion to Wall Street, where what isn’t evident is often key.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

Back when Mom, Jonah, and I first moved here when I was eleven, Pops would find me almost every day after school, fishing off the end of his dock.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

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