Synonyms of tutoring

tutoring 1 of 2

noun

as in teaching

the act or process of imparting knowledge or skills to another

found his calling in the tutoring of children with special educational needs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• teaching
• education
• schooling
• instruction
• training
• tuition
• tutelage
• preparation
• development
• coaching
• pedagogy
• conditioning
• cultivation
• higher education
• improvement
• higher learning
• guidance
• pedagogics
• didactics
• readying
• direction
• enlightenment
• nurturing
• edification
• nurturance

tutoring

2 of 2

verb

present participle of tutor

1

as in educating

to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field

tutored me in Spanish

Synonyms & Similar Words

• teaching
• educating
• schooling
• training
• coaching
• instructing
• indoctrinating
• mentoring
• lecturing
• lessoning
• guiding
• preparing
• preaching
• drilling
• priming
• grounding
• homeschooling
• qualifying
• informing
• leading
• moralizing
• habilitating
• inculcating
• instilling
• introducing
• imparting (to)
• rearing
• retraining
• edifying
• directing
• catechizing
• enlightening
• implanting
• briefing
• fitting
• reteaching
• showing
• initiating
• familiarizing
• versing
• reschooling
• reeducating

2

as in guiding

to give advice and instruction to (someone) regarding the course or process to be followed

bought a video series designed to tutor a person in the fine art of decorating cakes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• guiding
• coaching
• teaching
• mentoring
• showing
• counseling
• leading
• accompanying
• steering
• training
• shepherding
• walking through
• escorting
• informing
• piloting
• supervising
• engineering
• attending
• schooling
• convoying
• drilling
• directing
• seeing
• chaperoning
• instructing
• godfathering
• overseeing
• superintending
• briefing
• swaying
• enlightening
• fostering
• squiring
• inculcating
• nurturing
• indoctrinating
• cultivating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tutoring

Noun

Rodriguez said the College Board in recent years has increasingly partnered with nonprofits to offer free test preparation services, including live online tutoring. — Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

Hannah-Jones, who in the past has written forcefully against tutoring, has determined that these parents might have had a point. — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2026

Public libraries offer free SHSAT books with instructions, explanations, and complete sample tests, along with free online tutoring. — Wai Wah Chin, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2026

Their responsibilities include tutoring, notetaking, mobility support and toileting for students with disabilities. — Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026

The petition describes the JFK Library as a critical community resource for children, families and seniors who depend on its books, computers, study rooms, tutoring and educational programs. — Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026

The tutoring center’s lessons are all individualized, said Bruce Tanner, the center’s spokesperson. — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026

The new lawsuit from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission also alleged Delgado spent over $400,000 of the funds on school tuition, soccer expenses and educational tutoring for his children, as well as pet grooming. — Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026

Just as the tutoring offer transformed a student’s understanding of himself, the availability of MAiD transforms the meaning of continued existence. — Monika Piotrowska, STAT, 26 Aug. 2026

Verb

Then in 2015, ProPublica found that The Princeton Review charged different prices for an online SAT tutoring package depending on a customer's ZIP Code. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Residents who spoke about the proposal said the city should address existing needs, including technology, electrical outlets, tutoring space and longer hours, before reducing the library’s footprint. — Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026

According to the school’s official website, Lambrook School was first established in 1860 when Robert Burnside acquired Lambrook House with the goal of tutoring the sons of courtiers of Windsor Castle. — Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 15 Sep. 2026

The teen version includes stronger safety protections, parental controls and features designed to emphasize learning and tutoring rather than simply helping kids cheat on their homework. — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2026

Experts stressed engaging in activities that provide purpose and build meaningful connection; volunteering at a food bank or tutoring children was repeatedly recommended. — Taylor Seely, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2026

Mighton began tutoring children in math to support himself financially as a playwright. — Jacqueline Weiss, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026

Parental involvement, tutoring resources, and community support can meet a child where their state education may be falling short. — Sarah Scott, Parents, 21 July 2026

In South Korea, almost eighty per cent of children regularly attend a hagwon—a private-tutoring center that supplements their schooling and prepares them for tests—which means that many kids are spending up to twelve hours a day in a classroom. — Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 19 July 2026