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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Acevedo’s debut pic follows Andrés, a young Chilean muleteer and self-taught musician who leaves his hometown to pursue his dream of becoming a professional musician in Mexico.

— Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026
Primarily self-taught, Drexler often worked at an intimate scale, mostly for practical reasons.

— Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 11 Sep. 2026

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The world of June Marple, the elderly amateur detective Christie featured in a dozen novels and 20 short stories, is considerably quainter.

— Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Oct. 2026
This new class of flamethrowing amateur diplomats has little reason to pursue the humdrum work of nurturing ties.

— Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026

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