Synonyms of education

education

noun

ˌe-jə-ˈkā-shən 

1

as in schooling

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 & Similar Words

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

2

as in literacy

the understanding and information gained from being educated

a person whose extensive education was obvious to all who met him

Synonyms & Similar Words

• literacy
• knowledge
• learning
• scholarship
• erudition
• culture
• enlightenment
• learnedness
• edification
• reading
• pedantry
• bookishness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignorance
• illiteracy
• illiterateness
• functional illiteracy

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of education

Providing education for cotton growers, WWF-Türkiye created a guide for optimizing water and soil management. — Sarah Jones, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2026

The institution was established by the Bureau of Indian Affairs in the 1940s to offer a high school education for rural Alaska Native students, who historically were restricted from learning about their cultures. — Kate Nelson, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2026

This program allows parents of any income level to use US$8,000 in state money on average, based on county of residence, for their children’s private or homeschooling education. — Liv Coleman, The Conversation, 28 Oct. 2026

Its original 2021 report examined the distance between UNC Charlotte and universities already in that category and identified investments in faculty, doctoral education and research support. — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 28 Oct. 2026

Phrases Containing education

• higher education