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ed·u·cat·ed E0043500 (ĕj′ə-kā′tĭd)adj.1. Having an education, especially one above the average.2. a. Showing evidence of schooling, training, or experience.b. Having or exhibiting cultivation; cultured: an educated manner.3. Based on a certain amount of experience or factual knowledge: an educated guess.educated (ˈɛdjʊˌkeɪtɪd) adj1. having an education, esp a good one2. displaying culture, taste, and knowledge; cultivated3. (prenominal) based on experience or information (esp in the phrase an educated guess)ed•u•cat•ed (ˈɛdʒ ʊˌkeɪ tɪd) adj. 1. having undergone education. 2. displaying qualities of culture and learning. 3. based on some information or experience: an educated guess. [1660–70] ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | educated - possessing an education (especially having more than average knowledge)civilised, civilized - having a high state of culture and development both social and technological; "terrorist acts that shocked the civilized world"numerate - able to understand and use numbersenlightened - having knowledge and spiritual insightinformed - having much knowledge or education; "an informed public"; "informed opinion"; "the informed customer"intellectual - appealing to or using the intellect; "satire is an intellectual weapon"; "intellectual workers engaged in creative literary or artistic or scientific labor"; "has tremendous intellectual sympathy for oppressed people"; "coldly intellectual"; "sort of the intellectual type"; "intellectual literature"literate - able to read and writeuneducated - not having a good education | | 2. | educated - characterized by full comprehension of the problem involved; "an educated guess"; "an enlightened electorate"enlightenedinformed - having much knowledge or education; "an informed public"; "informed opinion"; "the informed customer" |
educatedadjective1. cultured, lettered, intellectual, learned, informed, experienced, polished, literary, sophisticated, refined, cultivated, enlightened, knowledgeable, civilized, tasteful, urbane, erudite, well-bred He is an educated, amiable and decent man. cultured philistine, uneducated, benighted, uncultivated, lowbrow, uncultured2. taught, schooled, coached, informed, tutored, instructed, nurtured, well-informed, well-read, well-taught The country's workforce is well educated and diligent. taught ignorant, illiterate, uneducated, unread, unschooled, unlettered, untaughteducatedadjective1. Having an education:enlightened, informed, lettered, literate.2. Characterized by discriminating taste and broad knowledge as a result of development or education:civilized, cultivated, cultured, polished, refined, urbane, well-bred.3. Provided with information; made aware:acquainted, advised, enlightened, informed, instructed, knowledgeable.Translationseducated
educated guessA thoughtful, well-reasoned guess; a guess with some basis in one's knowledge. Class, we've studied cells all semester. Take an educated guess as to what the answer might be.See also: educated, guesseducate for (something)To train and prepare oneself or someone for a particular job or task. A noun or pronoun can be used between "educate" and "for." I was educated for a career in law, but I decided to pursue art instead. Even though my daughters are still in school, I always try to educate them for success in the business world.See also: educateeducated guess, anA speculation based on past experience or knowledge, as in I'm not sure how much meat we need to feed twelve, but I'll make an educated guess and say six pounds . [Mid-1900s] See also: educatedan ˌeducated ˈguess a guess made on the basis of facts, good information, etc., and so probably fairly accurate: I can’t tell you exactly how much the building work will cost, but I can make an educated guess.See also: educated, guessEncyclopediaSeeeducationeducated
Synonyms for educatedadj culturedSynonyms- cultured
- lettered
- intellectual
- learned
- informed
- experienced
- polished
- literary
- sophisticated
- refined
- cultivated
- enlightened
- knowledgeable
- civilized
- tasteful
- urbane
- erudite
- well-bred
Antonyms- philistine
- uneducated
- benighted
- uncultivated
- lowbrow
- uncultured
adj taughtSynonyms- taught
- schooled
- coached
- informed
- tutored
- instructed
- nurtured
- well-informed
- well-read
- well-taught
Antonyms- ignorant
- illiterate
- uneducated
- unread
- unschooled
- unlettered
- untaught
Synonyms for educatedadj having an educationSynonyms- enlightened
- informed
- lettered
- literate
adj characterized by discriminating taste and broad knowledge as a result of development or educationSynonyms- civilized
- cultivated
- cultured
- polished
- refined
- urbane
- well-bred
adj provided with information; made awareSynonyms- acquainted
- advised
- enlightened
- informed
- instructed
- knowledgeable
Synonyms for educatedadj possessing an education (especially having more than average knowledge)Related Words- civilised
- civilized
- numerate
- enlightened
- informed
- intellectual
- literate
Antonymsadj characterized by full comprehension of the problem involvedSynonymsRelated Words |