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INSTRUCTION Synonyms

There are 22 synonyms of the word instruction. (exact relations)
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

Best Hypernyms For INSTRUCTION

Here is a list of related hypernyms for instruction, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (16)
education activity advice coaching code content counsel direction guidance message substance supervision teaching training lessons tutoring
Phrases (2)
computer codesubject matter

Alternatives for TEACHING

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