Synonyms of indoctrinating

indoctrinating

verb

present participle of indoctrinate

as in teaching

to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field

indoctrinated children in proper safety procedures

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of indoctrinating

According to an unclassified summary of the case against Zada, the 47-year-old is accused of pledging allegiance to ISIS and indoctrinating her children with ISIS ideology. — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 July 2026

After all, Damon is just as dedicated to indoctrinating his four daughters into the global community. — Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 24 June 2026

Sanctions were also slapped on seven centers suspected of indoctrinating the children or training them to serve in the armed forces, either for Russia or pro-Russian militias inside Ukraine. — ABC News, 11 May 2026

Florida officials began sharing the video as evidence that the teachers union was indoctrinating children and encouraging chaos in schools. — Jeffrey S. Solochek, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2026

As for the consequences these professors may face for being accused by their own students of indoctrinating, Herlinger said there will likely be none. — Preston Mizell, FOXNews.com, 8 Nov. 2025

Russia is accused of taking thousands of Ukrainian children into Russia during the war, separating them from their families and indoctrinating them with Russian nationalism as part of its effort to erase the sovereignty and national culture of Ukraine. — Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025

Handsome but not very bright, Whitlock is kidnapped by communist screenwriters, who end up indoctrinating him into their cause. — Tim Grierson, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2024