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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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“There’s not a person in the world that has had that type of three-decade apprenticeship with someone of that stature,” O’Rourke told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026

From 1754 to 1758, he served his military apprenticeship against the French and their Native American allies on the frontiers of Virginia and Pennsylvania.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

Duncan Aviation, like other companies, pays workers while they go through its apprenticeship program and covers their testing costs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

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

Accepting this apprenticeship put her on the outside of an impenetrable wall.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

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