educated
Americanadjective
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having undergone education.
educated people.
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characterized by or displaying qualities of culture and learning.
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based on some information or experience.
an educated estimate of next year's sales.
adjective
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having an education, esp a good one
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displaying culture, taste, and knowledge; cultivated
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(prenominal) based on experience or information (esp in the phrase an educated guess )
Other Word Forms
- half-educated adjective
- noneducated adjective
- quasi-educated adjective
- supereducated adjective
- undereducated adjective
- well-educated adjective
Etymology
Origin of educated
Example Sentences
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“Each of the complainants was a highly educated adult with access to outside resources, social networks, and the unfettered ability to leave the community at any time,” wrote her lawyer, Jennifer Bonjean.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
"He's very articulate, very educated," said Laura McGarraugh, 52, an emergency room nurse from Austin.
From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026
“We educated a lot of freshmen, sophomores, and newcomers,” Marks said.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
“One of the silver linings is it is a big spotlight on energy, on calories, on nutrition, on EPG technology, and it’s a good way to get the culture educated on it,” Rahal said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
“Congratulations, sir, on having an educated man on board. Not the usual thing on a—a—merchant ship, you know.”
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
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