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educated Definition

edu·cated (-kāt′id)

adjective

  1. having, or showing the results of, much education
  2. ☆ based on knowledge or experience an educated guess

educated Synonyms

educated

modif.

  1. Having a formal education

    learned, trained, accomplished, skilled, literate, well-read, well-taught, informed, knowledgeable, scientific, scholarly, lettered, literary, intelligent, well-informed, well-versed, well-grounded, erudite, developed, formed, disciplined, shaped, prepared, instructed, civilized, fitted, versed in, informed in, acquainted with, nurtured, corrected, enriched, professional, expert, polished, cultured, finished, initiated, enlightened, tutored, schooled, book-learned, bookish, bluestocking(ed)*, highbrow*, up on*.

    Antonyms illiterate, ignorant*, unlettered*. *

  2. Cultured

    cultivated, refined, polished; see cultured.

educated Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • rodent: He won the 2001 Carnegie Medal for " The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents " and was awarded the OBE in 1998.
  • woman: Leaflet entitled ' Educated women as war workers: a practical scheme ' .

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