educated

[ ej-oo-key-tid ]

adjective

1. having undergone education:

   educated people.

2. characterized by or displaying qualities of culture and learning.
3. based on some information or experience:

   an educated estimate of next year's sales.

educated

/ ˈɛdjʊˌkeɪtɪd /

adjective

1. having an education, esp a good one
2. displaying culture, taste, and knowledge; cultivated
3. prenominal based on experience or information (esp in the phrase an educated guess )

Other Words From

• half-edu·cated adjective
• non·edu·cated adjective
• quasi-edu·cated adjective
• super·edu·cated adjective
• under·edu·cated adjective
• well-edu·cated adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of educated¹

First recorded in 1660–70; educate + -ed ²

Example Sentences

This was the total number of children being home educated on that day, not just those new to it, and up by about 11,000 on 2022.

From BBC

It has also pledged to introduce registers for children not in school so local authorities can “better identify and support all home educated children”.

From BBC

His children, who had privileged upbringings and were educated overseas, will have no trouble fending for themselves.

From Los Angeles Times

Cracks began forming when non-college educated voters slipped away from the Democrats in midterm elections in 2010 and 2014.

From BBC

Democrats suffered a 10 point drop among Latino women, while failing to move the needle among non-college educated women at all, who again went for Trump 63-35, preliminary data suggests.

From BBC

Related Words

• accomplished
• civilized
• cultured
• enlightened
• informed
• intelligent
• knowledgeable
• literate
• prepared
• schooled
• skilled
• trained
• well-read