self-instructed

adjective

ˌself-in-ˈstrək-təd How to pronounce self-instructed (audio)
Definition of self-instructednext
as in amateur
having skills or knowledge acquired through one's own efforts without formal training a self-instructed carpenter who does quality work

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  1. amateur
  2. self-taught
  3. autodidactic
Adjective
  • Today, professional and amateur teams across the country, including in the Sierra Nevada, saddle up and clip into their skis to take on the skijoring challenge.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 10 Nov. 2026
  • According to Barnard, such views have stayed away from the reach of amateur rocketry experiments, as the timing, forces, and recovery have to come into alignment after the vehicle has set off its journey at heavy acceleration during wobbly flight.
    — Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of amateur
Adjective
  • 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
Definition of self-taught
Adjective
  • His autodidactic impulses may lead him to the history of clock towers or to the interplanetary rarity of wood.
    — Paige Williams, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
Definition of autodidactic
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