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Synonyms of school in English:

school


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noun

1‘the school caters for children with learning difficulties’

SYNONYMS
educational institution, centre of learning
academy, college
alma mater
rare phrontistery

2‘the University's School of English’

SYNONYMS
department, faculty, division

3‘he painted in oils, in a manner strongly reminiscent of the Barbizon School’

SYNONYMS
group, set, circle, clique, faction, sect
followers, following, disciples, apostles, pupils, students, admirers, devotees, votaries
proponents, adherents, imitators, copiers, emulators
rare epigones

4‘the school of linguistics associated with his ideas’

SYNONYMS
way of thinking, school of thought, persuasion, creed, credo, doctrine, belief, faith, outlook, opinion, point of view
denomination
approach, method, style
informal ism

verb

1‘he was born in Paris and schooled in Lyon’

SYNONYMS
educate, teach, instruct

2‘he schooled her in horsemanship’

SYNONYMS
train, teach, tutor, coach, instruct, upskill, drill, discipline, direct, guide, prepare, groom, mould, shape, form
prime, verse
indoctrinate, inculcate