Definitions

lesson

[les-uhn] / ˈlɛs ən /

NOUN

information taught

Synonyms

STRONGEST

class education exercise homework instruction lecture practice reading study task teaching test

STRONG

assignment coaching drill period quiz recitation schooling

WEAK

chalk talk tutoring

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ignorance

NOUN

helpful example, communication

Synonyms

STRONGEST

message warning

STRONG

admonition censure chiding deterrent exemplar model moral notice precept punishment rebuke reprimand reproof scolding

WEAK

helpful word noble action

Antonyms

STRONG

compliment encouragement praise reward

Example Sentences

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Appeared in the March 20, 2026, print edition as 'The Enemy in One Lesson'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Lesson: The volatility that comes with technological change sometimes requires a scapegoat.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

Koerner Lesson No. 3: “Hire a builder who understands the meaning of the word ‘finish.’”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 2025

If I was writing a Russian language course for 2025, Lesson One would definitely contain the phrase for rollercoaster: Amerikanskiye gorki.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2025

Lesson on lesson they’ve suffered through, recognizing, more profoundly each time, their indignity, shame, triviality.

From "Grendel" by John Gardner

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