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
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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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Elsewhere, Chalamet and Okonma’s characters try their hand at sports gambling, cleaning up cash in an amateur tournament thanks to Marty’s talents.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
11 Nov. 2025
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The competition among amateur teenagers was ruthless.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Self-taught.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-taught. Accessed 14 Dec. 2025.
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