EDUCATION Synonyms
There are 18 hypernyms of the word education. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for EDUCATION
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instruction | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a message describing how something is to be done • the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill • the profession of a teacher • (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program | ||||||||
teaching | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • the profession of a teacher • a doctrine that is taught • the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill | ||||||||
training | nounn | |||||||
noun • activity leading to skilled behavior • the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior) | ||||||||
development | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining • a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage) • (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level • a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation • the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful • a district that has been developed to serve some purpose • a state in which things are improving; the result of developing (as in the early part of a game of chess) • processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible • (music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes are developed and elaborated | ||||||||
guidance | nounn | |||||||
noun • something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action • the act of guiding or showing the way • the act of setting and holding a course | ||||||||
knowledge | nounn | |||||||
noun • the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning | ||||||||
learning | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge • profound scholarly knowledge | ||||||||
scholarship | nounn | |||||||
noun • financial aid provided to a student on the basis of academic merit • profound scholarly knowledge | ||||||||
schooling | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of teaching at school • the process of being formally educated at a school • the training of an animal (especially the training of a horse for dressage) | ||||||||
study | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a detailed critical inspection • applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading) • a written document describing the findings of some individual or group • a state of deep mental absorption • a room used for reading and writing and studying • a branch of knowledge • preliminary drawing for later elaboration • attentive consideration and meditation • someone who memorizes quickly and easily (as the lines for a part in a play) • a composition intended to develop one aspect of the performer's technique verb • consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning • be a student; follow a course of study; be enrolled at an institute of learning • give careful consideration to • be a student of a certain subject • learn by reading books • think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes | ||||||||
tuition | nounn | |||||||
noun • a fee paid for instruction (especially for higher education) • teaching pupils individually (usually by a tutor hired privately) | ||||||||
tutoring | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a person who gives private instruction (as in singing, acting, etc.) verb • be a tutor to someone; give individual instruction • act as a guardian to someone | ||||||||
breeding | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression • the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior) • helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community • the production of animals or plants by inbreeding or hybridization • the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring adjective satellite • producing offspring or set aside especially for producing offspring | ||||||||
didactics | nounn | |||||||
noun • the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill | ||||||||
pedagogy | nounn | |||||||
noun • the principles and methods of instruction • the profession of a teacher • the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill | ||||||||
department of education | nounn | |||||||
noun • the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with education (including federal aid to educational institutions and students); created 1979 | ||||||||
education department | nounn | |||||||
noun • the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with education (including federal aid to educational institutions and students); created 1979 | ||||||||
educational activity | nounn | |||||||
noun • the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill |