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educated

educated

348 3.2
A person who has a good education and a lot of knowledge
  • adjective
  • /ˈɛdʒʊˌkeɪtɪd/
: instruido
  • He is well educated and has earned several degrees in his field.
  • well-educated
  • highly educated
  • educated people

He's not going to get educated people, right?

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Examples

  • You do not have to be educated to succeed.

  • But in order to be educated, you have to be able to read.

  • Her dream of going to school, her wish of being educated is finally here.

  • You seem very educated, and I like talking to you.

  • How did he trick highly educated people out of so much money?

  • We are among the most informed and, you know, educated women on the planet.

  • Look, in the first place, he is very highly educated.

  • Several women emphasized how educated women could use their skills to run small businesses to contribute to family income.

    Academic text (2008)
  • You're the most highly educated group of young people in the world.

  • She's a very educated girl.

Synonyms

informed
vseducated
288 3.7

Someone who knows a lot about a subject because they have the facts

is tied to formal schooling, not only factual updates or reports
knowledgeable
vseducated
80 4.1

A person who has learned a lot about a subject

is defined more by formal schooling than by practical knowledge
well-educated
vseducated
62 3.9

Has learned a lot and knows many things

is defined by formal schooling and higher than average knowledge
well-informed
vseducated
50 3.5

A person who knows a lot about a subject or the world

is about formal schooling rather than topical or current knowledge
learned
vseducated
  • Formal
33 6.0

Very well educated and knowing a lot about a subject

emphasizes general formal schooling rather than only scholarly depth
versed
vseducated
30 6.7

Knowing a lot about a subject because of study or practice

is broader and refers to formal schooling rather than narrow skill
enlightened
vseducated
15 7.0

Having deep understanding of spiritual teachings and inner life

is based on formal schooling and broad knowledge rather than spiritual insight
lettered
vseducated
  • Formal
1 6.2

A person who is well educated and knows a lot about books and ideas

focuses on formal schooling rather than mainly literary learning

Antonyms

333 3.7

Not knowing about something or how it works

50 2.8

A person who has little or no schooling

Compounds

62 3.9

Has learned a lot and knows many things

How Knowledgeable

erudite
  • Formal
12 8.4
learned
  • Formal
33 6.0
knowledgeable
80 4.1
educated
348 3.2
informed
288 3.7

Surface Forms

educated positive

Morphology

educated = educate (transparent) = educate + ed

The word 'educated' is a straightforward past participle form of the verb 'educate', indicating the state of having received education.

Etymology

Educated comes from the old Latin verb educare, which means 'to bring up' and is from ducere 'to lead'. So, to be educated is like being 'led' into knowledge and training, which is why it means having learned a lot.