Synonyms of tutoring

tutoring 1 of 2

noun

as in teaching

the act or process of imparting knowledge or skills to another

found his calling in the tutoring of children with special educational needs

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

tutoring

2 of 2

verb

present participle of tutor

1

as in educating

to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field

tutored me in Spanish

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in guiding

to give advice and instruction to (someone) regarding the course or process to be followed

bought a video series designed to tutor a person in the fine art of decorating cakes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• guiding
• coaching
• teaching
• mentoring
• showing
• counseling
• leading
• accompanying
• steering
• training
• shepherding
• walking through
• escorting
• informing
• piloting
• supervising
• engineering
• attending
• schooling
• convoying
• drilling
• directing
• seeing
• chaperoning
• instructing
• godfathering
• overseeing
• superintending
• briefing
• swaying
• enlightening
• fostering
• squiring
• inculcating
• nurturing
• indoctrinating
• cultivating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tutoring

Noun

Students enrolled in public schools can also benefit from scholarships that help pay for tutoring, specialized services, learning technology, transportation or other educational supports. —Claudia Nachtigal, Baltimore Sun, 27 Mar. 2026

Students also receive advising, tutoring, resources for their basic needs and emergency assistance. —Ashley Soebroto, Houston Chronicle, 25 Mar. 2026

In addition, the credit will likely increase the money that flows to local districts, which can establish scholarship funds to pay for extra tutoring, books, supplies, transportation, technology or other needs. —Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 22 Mar. 2026

For abiding calm and a belief in the future, there are drop-ins with veteran teacher Titti — the movie’s most endearing figure — who runs an after-school tutoring center for local schoolchildren. —Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026

The eight-page agreement also tasks colleges to provide wraparound support services including counseling and tutoring to better prepare students. —Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026

The organizations can distribute the funds to families for things like private school tuition, tutoring and transportation. —Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 27 Feb. 2026

For example, students living in North Village can receive tutoring and academic advising. —Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 25 Feb. 2026

With the part-time tutoring positions, demand can vary markedly. —Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026

Verb

Teaching/tutoring gigs For those who love helping others learn and have a skill to share, platforms like Outschool, Lessonface and Wyzant can turn your knowledge into side income. —Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026

My office hours were more like counseling sessions than tutoring. —CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026

As of now, a training center in Shandong is tutoring dozens of humanoids in basic tasks such as carrying trays, folding clothes, and retrieving water from shelves. —Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Mar. 2026

And what of the gently curmudgeonly man of letters who runs an after-school study room for children, tutoring them in everything from multiplication tables to Victor Hugo? —Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2026

Jo-Ann Staves would help with tutoring children, teaching them English and the alphabet. —Anna Heqimi, Hartford Courant, 20 Feb. 2026

Consequently, tutoring companies and educational startups will face increasing pressure to collaborate with major AI platforms or risk obsolescence in the test-prep domain. —Gerui Wang, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026

Notre Dame’s model, called Tutor-ND, expands tutoring access by building capacity in schools and community organizations with its training. —Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2026

But these are not tutoring gigs or customer service roles. —Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Jan. 2026