literate

adjective

ˈli-tə-rət How to pronounce literate (audio)
Definition of literatenext
as in educated
having or displaying advanced knowledge or education the columnist's witty and literate comments on current events make her a popular guest on political talk shows

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Recent Examples of literate The film still opened to a rather good $47 million globally (probably not helped by its title, which is fitting and literate but doesn’t really sell what the movie is about). — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2026 By contrast, colonial America was a highly literate society where 90% of the population could read and people were more likely to argue out their problems than resort to violence. — ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026 The teams experimenting organically, building their own use cases, are the AI-literate pockets. — Ayaskant Sarangi, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 Hitler came to power in a highly literate Germany, but the Nazis took advantage of movies and radio to push simple messages with immediate emotional impact. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 27 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for literate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for literate
  1. educated
  2. scholarly
  3. civilized
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
Definition of educated
Adjective
  • Both are craftsmen, interested in immediate emotional response over esoteric scholarly unpacking.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Its attribution and history have attracted extensive scholarly attention.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of scholarly
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  • At least in civilized society, which is what Screencaps Nation is all about.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Leave it in its normal mode and the SQ5 behaves like a civilized luxury crossover.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of civilized

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“Literate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/literate. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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