well-educated

ADJECTIVE

learned

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accomplished educated scholarly scientific studied

STRONG

cultivated cultured experienced grave grounded lettered versed

WEAK

abstruse academic bookish brainy conversant deep erudite esoteric expert highbrow in the know intellectual judicious literary literate omniscient pansophic pedantic philosophic philosophical polymath professorial recondite sage sapient sharp skilled solemn solid sound studious well-grounded well-read well-rounded

Antonyms

STRONGEST

uneducated

STRONG

green ignorant immature inexperienced unsophisticated

WEAK

stupid uninformed

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Well-educated, open- and fair-minded Americans, in enough number, could ameliorate many of our serious problems; but that's hardly a live option anymore.

From New York Times • Feb. 10, 2018

Well-educated Afghan women doctors are in charge, trained female nurses attend to female patients.

From BBC • Dec. 7, 2014

I’m now in the middle of my own balagan with a different class of Palestinians: Well-educated and extremely intelligent high-tech entrepreneurs on the West Bank.

From Forbes • Aug. 28, 2013

Well-educated 40-somethings are at ease here, free to seek selfhood without being pestered to procreate.

From New York Times • Apr. 2, 2010

Well-educated, vivacious, with determination shining from her sharp eyes, she threw herself singlehanded into the great Canadian pilgrimage when thousands of hunted black men hurried northward and crept beneath the protection of the lion's paw.

From Darkwater Voices from Within the Veil by Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt)

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