Merriam-Webster Logo
SINCE 1828
Menu
dictionary thesaurus

Thesaurus

education

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of education

1 the act or process of imparting knowledge or skills to another
  • a teacher who devoted herself to the education of children with special needs
Synonyms of education

instruction, schooling, teaching, training, tutelage, tutoring
Words Related to education

didactics, pedagogics, pedagogy

higher education, higher learning

coaching, conditioning, cultivation, preparation, readying

development, direction, guidance, nurturance, nurturing

edification, enlightenment, improvement
2 the understanding and information gained from being educated
  • a person whose extensive education was obvious to all who met him
Synonyms of education

erudition, knowledge, learnedness, learning, literacy, scholarship
Words Related to education

culture, edification, enlightenment

reading

bookishness, pedantry
Near Antonyms of education

functional illiteracy
Antonyms of education

ignorance, illiteracy, illiterateness

Learn More about education

  1. See words that rhyme with education Dictionary: Definition of education Spanish Central: Translation of education Nglish: Translation of education for Spanish speakers Britannica English: Translation of education for Arabic speakers

Seen and Heard

What made you want to look up education? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).

show hide

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Words at Play

Ask the Editors

Word Games