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educated

educated

3 3.6
A guess or opinion that uses knowledge and facts
  • adjective
  • /ˈɛdʒʊˌkeɪtɪd/
translation icon : fundamentado
  • I am now more educated about policy implications and will seriously take into consideration political leaders' policies on education.

So pushing your predictions and pushing your possibly educated guesstimates on to your production.

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Examples

  • I mean, I make it an educated guess.

  • And if I knew more about him, I might make an educated guess which way he's going to go.

  • My educated opinion tells me...

  • Bear in mind: this is my educated guess based on my experiences with women.

    Blog text (27)
  • Take a step out, look at what everybody's doing, think about if it makes sense, and then make a calculated, educated decision, OK?

  • Therefore, addressing health issues requires healthcare professionals to make individual, case-specific, educated decisions.

    Academic text (2003)
  • At least attempt to be a little more educated about that which you dismiss, instead of propagating misinformation.

    Blog text (10)
  • Picking the absolute best GPU for mining would pretty much require a crystal ball, but that doesn't mean we can't make some educated guesses.

  • Extrapolating from the Belgian and Dutch experience, however, and bearing in mind the decision that France recently made, our educated guess is that structural similarities will more and more marginalize cultural idiosyncrasies.

    Academic text (1997)
  • After reading the report, I made an educated decision to invest in the company.

Synonyms

intelligent
vseducated
  • US
81 2.7

Showing good judgment and practical sense

uses actual facts and understanding rather than clever reasoning alone
enlightened
vseducated
62 5.8

Knowing a lot about a situation and thinking fairly about it

focuses on decisions grounded in facts rather than broad insight
well-informed
vseducated
33 3.5

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

leans on factual understanding to support a judgement or opinion
informed
vseducated
3.7

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

is based on understanding and facts rather than mere intuition

Antonyms

367 3.7

Not knowing about something or how it works

56 2.8

A person who has little or no schooling

Compounds

40 3.9

Has learned a lot and knows many things

How Informed

authoritative
39 5.8
well-informed
33 3.5
informed
3.7
educated
3 3.6
speculative
26 6.7
wild
170 4.2

Surface Forms

educated positive

Morphology

educated = educate (transparent) = educate + ed

The sense 'based on knowledge' is a straightforward extension of 'educated' (having knowledge); learners can infer this attributive use in contexts like 'educated guess'.

Etymology

Educated used in phrases like 'educated guess' comes from the same Latin educare 'to bring up' and ducere 'to lead'. So an educated guess is a guess that is 'led' by knowledge and facts rather than a wild idea.