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

The California State University system currently requires undergraduate applicants whose schooling was in a language other than English to take the Test of English as a Foreign Language to prove their proficiency in the language. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Public schools also face more competition than ever, including homeschooling, private schools and online schooling options. — Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026

Verb

Taylor has been schooling La Trice on how to play the game, and then came up with a big Veto win this week. — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Aug. 2026

Google DeepMind's Sierra Leone study, led by research director Irina Jurenka, reports its AI tutor, Guided Learning, helped students gain over a year's worth of schooling in just eight weeks. — Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026