The best replacement for academic writing is business writing.

The best alternatives to academic writing are rated as following:
★★★★★  business writing
★★★★  technical writing
★★★  professional writing
★★★  creative writing
★★★  non academic writing
★★  informal writing
★★  personal writing
★★  public writing
★★  journalistic writing
★  popular writing
★  conversational writing
★  other types of writing
★  casual writing
★  business
  non-academic writing
  other writing
  free writing
  texting
  transactional writing
  workplace writing
  science writing
  web writing

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Speaking about academic writing, one probably shouldn't forget about use of second person.

Other search terms related to academic writing and their ratings are:
★★★★★ use of second person
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