INSTRUCTION Synonyms
There are 18 hypernyms of the word instruction. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for INSTRUCTION
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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 | ||||||||
command | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an authoritative direction or instruction to do something • a military unit or region under the control of a single officer • the power or authority to command • availability for use • a position of highest authority • great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity • (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program verb • be in command of • make someone do something • demand as one's due • look down on • exercise authoritative control or power over | ||||||||
direction | nounn | |||||||
noun • a line leading to a place or point • the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves • a general course along which something has a tendency to develop • something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action • the act of managing something • a message describing how something is to be done • the act of setting and holding a course • a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something • the concentration of attention or energy on something | ||||||||
education | nounn | |||||||
noun • the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill • the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with education (including federal aid to educational institutions and students); created 1979 • knowledge acquired by learning and instruction • the gradual process of acquiring knowledge • the profession of teaching (especially at a school or college or university) • the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior) | ||||||||
advice | nounn | |||||||
noun • a proposal for an appropriate course of action | ||||||||
briefing | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • detailed instructions, as for a military operation | ||||||||
counsel | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a lawyer who pleads cases in court • something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action verb • give advice to | ||||||||
directive | nounn | |||||||
noun • a pronouncement encouraging or banning some activity adjective satellite • showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
information | nounn | |||||||
noun • a message received and understood • knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction • formal accusation of a crime • a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn • (communication theory) a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome | ||||||||
lecture | nounn | |||||||
noun • a speech that is open to the public • a lengthy rebuke • teaching by giving a discourse on some subject (typically to a class) verb • deliver a lecture or talk • censure severely or angrily | ||||||||
lesson | nounn | |||||||
noun • a unit of instruction • punishment intended as a warning to others • the significance of a story or event • a task assigned for individual study | ||||||||
order | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed • (usually plural) the status or rank or office of a Christian clergyman in an ecclesiastical hierarchy • a degree in a continuum of size or quantity • established customary state (especially of society) • logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements • a condition of regular or proper arrangement • a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge) • a commercial document used to request someone to supply something in return for payment and providing specifications and quantities • a formal association of people with similar interests • a body of rules followed by an assembly • a group of person living under a religious rule • (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more families • a request for something to be made, supplied, or served • (architecture) one of original three styles of Greek architecture distinguished by the type of column and entablature used or a style developed from the original three by the Romans • the act of putting things in a sequential arrangement verb • give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority • make a request for something • issue commands or orders for • bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations • bring order to or into • place in a certain order • appoint to a clerical posts • arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events • assign a rank or rating to | ||||||||
recommendation | nounn | |||||||
noun • something (as a course of action) that is recommended as advisable • something that recommends (or expresses commendation of) a person or thing as worthy or desirable • any quality or characteristic that gains a person a favorable reception or acceptance or admission | ||||||||
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) | ||||||||
suggestion | nounn | |||||||
noun • an idea that is suggested • a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection • a just detectable amount • persuasion formulated as a suggestion • the sequential mental process in which one thought leads to another by association • the act of inducing hypnosis | ||||||||
training | nounn | |||||||
noun • activity leading to skilled behavior • the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior) | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
didactics | nounn | |||||||
noun • the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill | ||||||||
statement | nounn | |||||||
noun • a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc • a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true • (music) the presentation of a musical theme • a nonverbal message • the act of affirming or asserting or stating something • (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program • a document showing credits and debits | ||||||||