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academically

[ak-uh-dem-ik-lee] / ˌæk əˈdɛm ɪk li /
ADVERB
as relates to school, scholarship
Synonyms
STRONG
educationally formally rigorously scholarly scholastically
WEAK
eruditely instructionally intellectually learnedly
Antonyms
STRONGEST
by experience hands-on kinetically practically


ADVERB
theoretically
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
conceptually
Antonyms


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He called the neutral rate useful academically but said it had no “operational effect on decisions that we make today.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

He said before joining Christine Meek's class aged eight, school was a "challenging place" and that he was academically two years behind his peers.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

Children who accumulated more screen exposure across childhood also tended to perform less well academically.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026

He’s growing up after once being academically ineligible.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026

You are seventeen now, a young man, and I think you are doing great academically and spiritually.

From "Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago" by LeAlan Jones


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