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adjective

ˈe-jə-ˌkā-təd How to pronounce educated (audio)
Definition of educatednext
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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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2
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
1
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
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On campus, students are educated on the importance of not touching or feeding the donkeys, which weigh about 500 pounds and can charge at humans when feeling threatened. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026 This happens with young, old, rich, poor, college-educated, not college-educated, immigrant, native… this really happens everywhere, sadly. — Marissa Armas, CBS News, 5 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for educated
Recent Examples of Synonyms for educated
  1. literate
  2. skilled
  3. taught
  4. inspired
  5. scholarly
  6. adept
  7. schooled
  8. enlightened
Adjective
  • For a growing list of health-literate celebrities, the answer was no until chronic irritation forced an eye exam.
    — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 19 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of literate
Adjective
  • BlackRock, the largest asset manager on earth, put up $100 million over five years to connect 50,000 workers with skilled trades training.
    — Alok Chanani, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Kacmarek, a skilled run blocker, permitted the first sack of his career.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of skilled
Verb
  • The class begins with incarcerated people being taught general knowledge of the industry.
    — Sydney Sasser, Charlotte Observer, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Tyx has lived in the Kansas City area for four years and previously taught middle school Spanish.
    — Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2025
Definition of taught
Verb
  • Scientists have spent decades trying to build artificial molecular machines inspired by the motors that power movement inside living cells.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
  • How Richard Branson inspired Tan-Gillespie’s career ethos As Tan-Gillespie’s career developed, so did her aspirations.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 24 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
  • All this is fun to read, since Philbrick is an adept and congenial storyteller.
    — Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
  • One of Indian democracy’s great achievements is that even its poorest citizens have proved adept at recognizing when the power of their vote is being wrested away, gauging the consequences and organizing to resist.
    — Asim Ali, Time, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of adept
Verb
  • Turns out that whoever at their urban university up north briefed them on their task had also schooled them in how to interact with rural Ozark folk.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
  • An expatriate resident of Riyadh told CNN their children were being schooled at home this week.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 13 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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