educated

B2
US /ˈɛd͡ʒəkeɪtɪd/ UK /ˈɛd͡ʒəkeɪtɪd/
adj verb Freq #5741

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    characterized by full comprehension of the problem involved

    an educated guess

  2. 2
    adj

    Based on relevant information.

    an educated guess

  3. 3
    adj

    possessing an education (especially having more than average knowledge)

  4. 4
    adj

    Having attained a level of higher education, such as a college degree.

  5. 5
    verb

    simple past and past participle of educate

Etymology

From educate + -ed.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · characterized by full... enlightened
Opposites
noneducateduneducated
Word family
Derived forms educatednesshypereducatedineducatednoneducatedover-educatedovereducatedself-educatedsemieducatedunder-educatedundereducateduneducatedwell-educated

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