LITERATE Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word literate. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for LITERATE
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cultivated | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • (of land or fields) prepared for raising crops by plowing or fertilizing adjective satellite • no longer in the natural state; developed by human care and for human use • marked by refinement in taste and manners | ||||||||
cultured | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • marked by refinement in taste and manners | ||||||||
educated | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • possessing an education (especially having more than average knowledge) adjective satellite • characterized by full comprehension of the problem involved | ||||||||
erudite | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • having or showing profound knowledge | ||||||||
knowledgeable | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • highly educated; having extensive information or understanding • alert and fully informed • thoroughly acquainted through study or experience | ||||||||
learned | verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj | |||||||
adjective • established by conditioning or learning adjective satellite • having or showing profound knowledge • highly educated; having extensive information or understanding | ||||||||
well-educated | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • highly educated; having extensive information or understanding | ||||||||
well-informed | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • possessing sound knowledge | ||||||||
well-read | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • well informed or deeply versed through reading • highly educated; having extensive information or understanding | ||||||||
schooled | verbv | |||||||
noun • an educational institution • a building where young people receive education • the process of being formally educated at a school • a body of creative artists or writers or thinkers linked by a similar style or by similar teachers • the period of instruction in a school; the time period when school is in session • an educational institution's faculty and students • a large group of fish verb • educate in or as if in a school • teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment • swim in or form a large group of fish | ||||||||
literate person | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a person who can read and write |