Synonyms of educating

educating

verb

present participle of educate

1

as in teaching

to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field

a revered professor of astronomy who is credited with educating many of today's leading astronomers

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in inspiring

to provide (someone) with moral or spiritual understanding

the belief that parents better educate their children by example than by sending them to Sunday school

Synonyms & Similar Words

• inspiring
• enriching
• transforming
• nurturing
• enlightening
• edifying
• illuminating
• illumining
• uplifting
• improving
• elevating
• lifting
• ennobling
• illuming
• bettering
• regenerating
• exalting
• renewing
• ensouling
• transfiguring
• glorifying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• confusing
• puzzling
• perplexing
• obscuring
• darkening
• clouding
• beclouding

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of educating

The early 2000s brought a strong focus on educating communities about the harms of secondhand smoke and successful policies to restrict smoking in public places. — Susan Morrisey, STAT, 15 Sep. 2026

McCarthy started training camp by educating players on the history of the steel industry and explaining how the best Steelers teams are a reflection of the city’s identity. — Mike Defabo, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Independent voting rights groups also sued, alleging the new rules threatened to disenfranchise voters and make their work educating voters on their options for casting a ballot impossible to carry out. — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

This year, Box Strong partnered with The Asservo Project, a local nonprofit focused on educating communities, identifying and stopping predators and supporting survivors of human trafficking. — Jessica Riley, CBS News, 7 Sep. 2026

Founded by Ralph Nader, the American Museum of Tort Law is the first and only museum of its kind devoted to educating the public about tort law. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2026

Thanks for always educating me on new artists past and present. — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026

Meilunaite found a similar path forward by educating herself on midlife health, shifting her sleep and giving her body more time to recover. — Tabitha Britt, Flow Space, 1 Sep. 2026

Not Your Daddy’s Films, a social impact organization focused on educating and elevating women and nonbinary filmmakers, is now fiscally sponsored by Film Independent, the non-profit independent media arts organization. — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 28 Aug. 2026