Synonyms of schooling

schooling 1 of 2

noun

ˈskü-liŋ 

as in education

the act or process of imparting knowledge or skills to another

the extended schooling needed for a horse to be able to make those precision movements

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

schooling

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verb

present participle of school

as in teaching

to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field

schooled their children in proper etiquette for formal occasions

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of schooling

Noun

In South Korea, almost eighty per cent of children regularly attend a hagwon—a private-tutoring center that supplements their schooling and prepares them for tests—which means that many kids are spending up to twelve hours a day in a classroom. — Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 19 July 2026

Over my 12 years of schooling, I was never taught about consent, birth control or STIs. — Hayley Fleming, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026

Verb

Their days were spent exploring the oasis, connecting with local families and participating in a world-schooling community made up of other traveling families. — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026

But the Trackhouse Racing driver was in another league Sunday, schooling the stars of the Cup Series at Watkins Glen International. — ABC News, 10 May 2026