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View synonyms for extracurricular

extracurricular

[ ek-struh-kuh-rik-yuh-ler ]

adjective

  1. outside the regular curriculum or program of courses:

    football, orchestra, and other extracurricular activities.

  2. outside one's regular work, responsibilities, or routine.
  3. Informal. outside the conventional bounds of propriety or ethics:

    Does his wife know he has an extracurricular girlfriend?



extracurricular

/ ˌɛkstrəkəˈrɪkjʊlə /

adjective

  1. taking place outside the normal school timetable

    extracurricular activities

  2. beyond the regular duties, schedule, etc


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Word History and Origins

Origin of extracurricular1

First recorded in 1920–25; extra- + curricular ( def )

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Example Sentences

“How it is” includes his grades, getting him to practices, games, summer tournaments, and any and all extracurricular activities.

Dennis Rodman may have had some extracurricular activities on his schedule the last time he visited North Korea.

Reporter Alex Klein got him talking about the future of the gaming industry, and his extracurricular adventures.

The school also sets itself apart by offering numerous extracurricular activities, including prayer and religious tutoring.

Other teachers disapproved of her for not participating in their extracurricular Gülen meetings, she told me.

There's a certain extracurricular idea coming up from the subconscious like a tidal wave.

My extracurricular research consumed the better part of my evenings.

The first night they met in the control room to divide the many extracurricular jobs involved in maintaining a patrol ship.

Thus it was that a very large part of the activities of the teachers were what we call "extracurricular."

But he didn't like the idea of any extracurricular work, especially with other Gods.

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