educated
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɛd͡ʒəkeɪtɪd/, /ˈɛdjuːkeɪtɪd/
- (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈɛd͡ʒəkeɪtɪd/, [ˈɛd͡ʒəkeɪɾɪd]
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Adjective
[edit]educated (comparative more educated, superlative most educated)
- Having attained a level of higher education, such as a college degree.
- Based on relevant information.
- 2011, Susan L. Rozzi, Michelle G. Futrell, Douglas M. Kleiner, Study Guide for the Board of Certification, Inc., Entry-Level Athletic Trainer Certification Examination, F.A. Davis, page 26:
- No matter what strategies you employ as you dissect each multiple-choice question and arrive at an educated answer, remember that you are looking for the best response, not only a correct one.
- Knowledgeable.
- She cast an educated eye over the antiques.
- an educated opinion
Synonyms
[edit]- See also Thesaurus:learned
Antonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]- educated beyond one's intelligence
- educated guess
- educated incapacity
- educatedness
- hypereducated
- ineducated
- my very educated mother just served us nachos
- my very educated mother just served us nine pizzas
- my very educated mother just served us nine pumpkins
- my very educated mother just served us noodles
- noneducated
- overeducated
- over-educated
- self-educated
- semieducated
- under-educated
- undereducated
- uneducated
- well-educated
Translations
[edit]having attained a level of higher education — see also cultured
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based on relevant information
Verb
[edit]educated
- simple past and past participle of educate
Further reading
[edit]- Raymond Williams (1983), “Educated”, in Keywords: A Vocabulary of Culture and Society, revised American edition, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, published 1985, →ISBN, page 111.