as in autodidactic
having skills or knowledge acquired through one's own efforts without formal training
the cellist's success is all the more remarkable because she is self-taught
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Recent Examples of self-taught
Both of my brothers were self-taught.
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Nadia Murad, Time, 13 Aug. 2025
Born in Richland, Wisconsin, in 1867, Wright was largely self-taught.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 7 July 2025
The executive was impressed by how adeptly the lifelong music fan, though largely self-taught, picked up the publishing side of the industry.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
The entire organization is invited to attend and the courses offered will be taught by Canva employees, including a mix of technologists and those who are more self-taught.
—John Kell, Fortune, 25 June 2025
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Nadia Murad, Time, 13 Aug. 2025
Born in Richland, Wisconsin, in 1867, Wright was largely self-taught.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 7 July 2025
The executive was impressed by how adeptly the lifelong music fan, though largely self-taught, picked up the publishing side of the industry.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
The entire organization is invited to attend and the courses offered will be taught by Canva employees, including a mix of technologists and those who are more self-taught.
—John Kell, Fortune, 25 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for self-taught
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-taught
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Over the past decade, she’s cultivated a reputation for a new kind of defiant, autodidactic pop stardom.—
Holden Seidlitz,
New Yorker,
5 Aug. 2025
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Over the past four decades, amateur lawmakers worked across party lines far less often than incumbent lawmakers, both when developing their own legislation and when lending support to other legislators’ proposals.—
Jeff Harden,
The Conversation,
3 Nov. 2025
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Frankie Piliere, who has been the team’s director of amateur scouting the past two years, now holds the title of vice president of amateur forecasting and player evaluation initiatives.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Self-taught.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-taught. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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