HOMESCHOOLED Synonyms: 96 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in schooled

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verb

past tense of homeschool

as in drilled

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Adjective

But, as Mitski well recognizes — and was obviously able to convince management and booking — the 8,000 or so mostly young people who were able to attend over the course of a week won’t likely ever forget being this thoroughly schooled.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Apr. 2026
The girl was from New Jersey, where parents are not required to inform the government of their intent to home-school a child and where a lack of state oversight means many children go un-schooled.

— Eleanor Sobel, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2025

Definition of schooled

Verb

This is out of kilter with the other younger referees coming through, who either lack personality or have been drilled not to show it.

— Graham Scott, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
And when teammate Harrison Butker drilled a 69-yard field goal, Mahomes literally jumped for joy during the game in Tampa, Florida.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of drilled

Adjective

Judge William Sullivan denied Reddington’s request for a mistrial but instructed prosecutors to address the issue with their witness.

— Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026
The judge denied the motion but instructed jurors to dismiss the comments and sent them home early.

— NBC News, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of instructed

Adjective

However, a majority, 84%, of people say they're self-taught with no formal training in AI, and 55% say their workplace doesn't have an official AI policy, per the survey of 1,686 workers.

— Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2026
Smith started in finance and was self-taught in the business of fashion, building brands from the ground up, learning every part of the process–design, product development, manufacturing, marketing–by doing.

— Rebecca Suhrawardi, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of self-taught

Adjective

There are economic repercussions; sure, robots could build houses, but what happens to all the skilled carpenters?

— Jeff Haden, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026
Heather McKenzie, who works in labor relations in Lincoln, said putting more data centers in Nebraska can slow an exodus of skilled young people leaving the state.

— Will Weissert, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026

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