Synonyms of instructing

instructing

verb

present participle of instruct

1

as in teaching

to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field

spent his military career instructing young pilots

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in informing

to give information to

instructed everyone in the use of the new telephone system

Synonyms & Similar Words

• informing
• advising
• telling
• teaching
• briefing
• educating
• acquainting
• familiarizing
• apprising
• notifying
• enlightening
• alerting
• clearing
• filling in
• versing
• catching up
• hipping
• lecturing
• keeping (someone) posted
• letting someone know
• assuring
• convincing
• advertising
• reassuring
• clueing (in)
• wising (up)
• certifying
• disclosing (to)
• announcing (to)
• tutoring
• schooling
• warranting
• disabusing
• undeceiving
• disillusioning
• disenchanting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misleading
• misinforming

3

as in telling

to issue orders to (someone) by right of authority

the proctors instructed everyone to put their pencils down and hand in their tests

Synonyms & Similar Words

• telling
• ordering
• asking
• commanding
• directing
• advising
• enjoining
• begging
• bidding
• requesting
• charging
• warning
• adjuring
• appointing
• requiring
• petitioning
• authorizing
• bossing (around)
• supervising
• forcing
• entreating
• assigning
• controlling
• managing
• beseeching
• commissioning
• coercing
• leading
• overseeing
• counseling
• obliging
• conducting
• compelling
• constraining
• superintending

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• obeying
• following
• keeping
• observing
• complying (with)
• minding

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of instructing

The Justice Department sent letters to 29 states and the District of Columbia instructing election officials not to destroy the records. — ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026

The company shared a video with reporters of someone sitting on a chair, instructing the computer with their voice in what appeared to be a seamless, albeit staged, interaction. — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026

Buckingham is also objecting to instructing on involuntary manslaughter. — Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 26 Aug. 2026

On stage three, the Vuelta partially climbed down, restricting Jons’ access to riders and their entourage and instructing her to tone down the nature of her content. — Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Court has adjourned for the day, with Judge William Sullivan instructing the jury that the presentation of evidence is likely to conclude tomorrow. — Nbc News, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2026

Alter also immediately left his courtside seat during the altercation and crossed the court to confront Kanter Freedom, visibly instructing him to leave the vicinity and encouraging security to intervene. — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026

Like Mercedes, Ferrari issued team orders, instructing Leclerc to pit so Hamilton, who was on a different strategy, could maximize the use of his tires. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 24 Aug. 2026

Social media is filled with tongue-in-cheek how-to videos, instructing viewers on things like how to discreetly saw through a metal pole. — Meg Anderson, NPR, 21 Aug. 2026