EDUCATED Synonyms: 215 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ˈe-jə-ˌkā-təd

Definition of educated

as in literate

having or displaying advanced knowledge or education educated people are often more aware and tolerant of cultural and ethnic diversity

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as in skilled

having or showing exceptional knowledge, experience, or skill in a field of endeavor a violinist caressing the instrument with an educated touch

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educated

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verb

past tense of educate

as in taught

to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field a revered professor of astronomy who is credited with educating many of today's leading astronomers

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as in inspired

to provide (someone) with moral or spiritual understanding the belief that parents better educate their children by example than by sending them to Sunday school

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Recent Examples of educated

Adjective

That said, plenty of analysts and advocacy groups are already making educated guesses. — Jason St. Angelo, USA Today, 29 July 2026 Protein Education Is on the Rise These days, consumers are becoming more educated on everything related to protein. — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 July 2026

Verb

The obvious response is to say the next generation should be better educated. — Anatoly Iofe, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026 Usually older and well-educated, Pollanators are looking for major change in the middle of their lives — hoping to drop their ego, have a breakthrough, and see their lives more clearly. — Claire Hoffman, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for educated

Recent Examples of Synonyms for educated

Adjective

Highly literate working men and women were almost always in the vanguard of campaigns for social and democratic change.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026
Not voting in Brazil incurs a small fine as participation is mandatory for literate citizens aged 18 to 70.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of literate

Adjective

Indeed, Rabe might just have the toughest job of all, and not because she is regularly called upon to joust (sometimes loudly) with performers as skilled and, to repeat, beloved as Louis-Dreyfus and Harris.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 18 Oct. 2026
Using that information to inform computer models, the scientists found that mosasaurs were skilled ambush predators built for a quick sneak attack.

— October 16, NPR, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of skilled

Verb

Eight finalists will compete in a series of challenges inspired by the skills required to make each and every order.

— Mya Copeland, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
Technology’s impact on the shrinking media landscape inspired The Devil Wears Prada 2, which reunited Tucci with costars Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, and his real-life sister-in-law Emily Blunt.

— Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of inspired

Adjective

If the source is a scholarly journal article, the article’s title appears in a larger font above the additional bibliographic information.

— The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 9 Oct. 2026
Generating scholarly tomes at a rate of more than one a year involves obsessive amounts of research.

— Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of scholarly

Adjective

Is there a future for the kinds of musical deja vu the Avalanches are so adept at evoking?

— Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 20 Oct. 2026
The august speakers included an Oxford don, a Harvard strategy professor, a New York Times reporter, and … me, the lone representative for the young and technologically adept, unencumbered by conventional wisdom.

— Jeff DeGraff, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of adept

Verb

An expatriate resident of Riyadh told CNN their children were being schooled at home this week.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026
In-line fours got bigger, went a hell of a lot faster, and schooled several generations of riders in sheer terror, while simultaneously addicting them to industrial doses of adrenaline.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of schooled

Verb

To read the popular press of the time is not invariably to be impressed by the sober and enlightened attitude of that era’s journalists.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026
There are probably people who believe this political football paints Republicans who promote Columbus Day as racists and Democrats who promote Indigenous Peoples' Day as enlightened.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026

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