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apprenticeship

[uh-pren-tis-ship] / əˈprɛn tɪsˌʃɪp /
NOUN
education
Synonyms
STRONGEST
culture discipline improvement information learning literacy scholarship schooling science study teaching training
STRONG
background brainwashing breeding catechism civilization coaching cultivation direction drilling edification enlightenment erudition finish guidance inculcation indoctrination learnedness nurture pedagogy preparation proselytism reading rearing refinement tuition tutelage
WEAK
book learning propagandism tutoring
Antonyms
STRONGEST
ignorance
STRONG
destruction neglect
NOUN
instruction
Synonyms
STRONGEST
direction discipline guidance information lesson preparation schooling teaching training
STRONG
coaching drilling edification enlightenment grounding tuition tutelage
WEAK
chalk talk
Antonyms
WEAK
question
NOUN
pedagogics
Synonyms
STRONG
background brainwashing breeding catechism civilization coaching cultivation culture direction discipline drilling edification enlightenment erudition finish guidance improvement inculcation indoctrination information instruction learnedness learning literacy nurture pedagogy preparation proselytism reading rearing refinement scholarship schooling science study teaching training tuition tutelage
WEAK
book learning propagandism tutoring
Antonyms
STRONG
confusion destruction harm hurt ignorance neglect worsening
NOUN
pedagogy
Synonyms
STRONG
background breeding catechism civilization coaching cultivation culture direction discipline drilling edification enlightenment erudition finish guidance improvement inculcation indoctrination information instruction learnedness learning literacy nurture pedagogics preparation proselytism reading rearing refinement scholarship schooling science study teaching training tuition tutelage
WEAK
book learning propagandism tutoring
Antonyms
STRONG
confusion destruction harm hurt ignorance neglect worsening
NOUN
probation
Synonyms
STRONGEST
trial
STRONG
noviciate
WEAK
test period
NOUN
schooling
Synonyms
STRONGEST
coaching instruction learning literacy scholarship teaching training tutoring
STRONG
background brainwashing breeding catechism civilization cultivation culture direction discipline drilling edification enlightenment erudition finish guidance improvement inculcation indoctrination information learnedness nurture pedagogics pedagogy preparation proselytism reading rearing refinement science study tuition tutelage
WEAK
book learning propagandism
Antonyms
STRONGEST
ignorance
STRONG
confusion destruction harm hurt neglect worsening
NOUN
teaching
Synonyms
STRONGEST
coaching cultivation culture discipline guidance instruction learning reading schooling training tutoring
STRONG
drilling enlightenment tutelage
WEAK
book learning
Antonyms
STRONGEST
ignorance neglect
NOUN
tutelage
Synonyms
STRONGEST
guidance
STRONG
care coaching custody drilling education instruction lesson preparation protection schooling supervision training
WEAK
tutoring
Antonyms
STRONG
ignorance

Example Sentences

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Those who worked closely within that period describe Arteta's time alongside Guardiola at City not just as an apprenticeship.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Likewise, employees who want to move into a skilled-trade apprenticeship in manufacturing or engineering can go through an internal certification program.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Ausbildung is the German word for training or apprenticeship.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

The industry is also scrambling for labor: transformer manufacturing is skilled and labor intensive, with apprenticeship programs that can take nine to 12 months.

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026

Farmer’s survey was his apprenticeship in public health and medicine as well as anthropology.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

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