Learn English – the difference between “unacademic” and “nonacademic”

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Both the words mean "not academic," but is there any difference between unacademic, and nonacademic?
Is there any phrase where one of the words should be used instead of the other?

Best Answer

Non-academic is a simple neutral statement of allegiance. Non-academic experience is one you gain outside of school. Non-academic license for software is different than "software for educational use only".

Unacademic is inappropriate for academic standards. A paper that calls upon results of Tarot readings as source of prediction of construction durability is unacademic. The theory of Intelligent Design is unacademic.