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
Born Paul Daniel Frehley to a musical family, he was self-taught — and went on to inspire millions with his guitar prowess.
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Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 17 Oct. 2025
People saw my growth [and related to being] self-taught and wanting to be an idol.
—Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Many of the artists are self-taught.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 27 Aug. 2025
Both of my brothers were self-taught.
—Nadia Murad, Time, 13 Aug. 2025
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Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 17 Oct. 2025
People saw my growth [and related to being] self-taught and wanting to be an idol.
—Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Many of the artists are self-taught.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 27 Aug. 2025
Both of my brothers were self-taught.
—Nadia Murad, Time, 13 Aug. 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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Instead, waiting until just before the candidate filing deadline is more amateur than a Little League game.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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Friends from the amateur mixed martial arts community, including those at the gym where Munoz-Pederson had spent six evenings a week for the last six years, knew him as a lovable and helpful teammate, as well as a vigorous fighter few wanted to face across the ring.—
Emiliano Tahui Gómez,
Austin American Statesman,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Self-taught.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-taught. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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