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- [ej-oo-key-tid]
- /ˈɛdʒ ʊˌkeɪ tɪd/
- /ˈedʒukeɪtɪd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ej-oo-key-tid]
- /ˈɛdʒ ʊˌkeɪ tɪd/
Definitions of educated word
- adjective educated having undergone education: educated people. 1
- adjective educated characterized by or displaying qualities of culture and learning. 1
- adjective educated based on some information or experience: an educated estimate of next year's sales. 1
- verb with object educated to develop the faculties and powers of (a person) by teaching, instruction, or schooling. Synonyms: instruct, school, drill, indoctrinate. 1
- verb with object educated to qualify by instruction or training for a particular calling, practice, etc.; train: to educate someone for law. 1
- verb with object educated to provide schooling or training for; send to school. 1
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Origin of educated
First appearance:
before 1660 One of the 46% oldest English words
First recorded in 1660-70; educate + -ed2
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Educated
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
educated popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
educated usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for educated
adj educated
- knowledgeable — possessing or exhibiting knowledge, insight, or understanding; intelligent; well-informed; discerning; perceptive.
- literate — able to read and write.
- skilled — having skill; trained or experienced in work that requires skill.
- informed — having or prepared with information or knowledge; apprised: an informed audience that asked intelligent questions.
- accomplished — If someone is accomplished at something, they are very good at it.
adjective educated
- learned — having much knowledge; scholarly; erudite: learned professors.
- civilised — to bring out of a savage, uneducated, or rude state; make civil; elevate in social and private life; enlighten; refine: Rome civilized the barbarians.
- coached — Simple past tense and past participle of coach.
- sophisticated — sophisticated.
Antonyms for educated
adj educated
- ignorant — lacking in knowledge or training; unlearned: an ignorant man.
- unaware — not aware or conscious; unconscious: to be unaware of any change.
- uneducated — not educated.
- uninformed — having or prepared with information or knowledge; apprised: an informed audience that asked intelligent questions.
- inexperienced — not experienced; lacking knowledge, skill, or wisdom gained from experience.
adjective educated
- boorish — Boorish behaviour is rough, uneducated, and rude.
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