SELF-EDUCATED Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

self-educated

adjective

ˌself-ˈe-jə-ˌkā-təd

Definition of self-educated

as in self-taught

having skills or knowledge acquired through one's own efforts without formal training a self-educated computer programmer who launched a successful business online

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Primarily self-taught, Drexler often worked at an intimate scale, mostly for practical reasons.

— Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Warshawsky and his cofounders, James Ross-Harris and Richard Warner, may be self-taught, but the workshop's location has a long legacy of metalwork, having been the site of two bronze foundries during the 19th and 20th centuries.

— Clare Coulson, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026

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Millions of amateur athletes play tackle football each year, and as evidence mounts at the professional level of the dangers of CTE, parents are increasingly worried about their children going into the sport.

— Alexandra Pattillo, Scientific American, 23 Sep. 2026
In the 1950s, Longwood started hosting evening lectures and short courses that thousands of amateur and professional horticulturists have attended over the past several decades.

— Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 19 Sep. 2026

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