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synonyms for indoctrinate

  • imbue
  • inculcate
  • instill
  • convince
  • drill
  • ground
  • implant
  • influence
  • initiate
  • instruct
  • plant
  • program
  • school
  • teach
  • train
  • break down
  • work over
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On this page you'll find 44 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to indoctrinate, such as: imbue, inculcate, instill, convince, drill, and ground.

antonyms for indoctrinate

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  • forget
  • learn
  • neglect
  • leave alone
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How to use indoctrinate in a sentence

As the noble youth of the burgeoning realm, they were indoctrinated and inducted into the loyalty-based cult of the king.
THE MIGHTY ANCIENT MACEDONIAN ARMY OF ALEXANDER THE GREATDATTATREYA MANDALAUGUST 4, 2022REALM OF HISTORY
For the right, “Loudoun” became a buzzword for out-of-control bureaucrats indoctrinating kids with extreme “woke” ideas.
THE EDUCATION OF GLENN YOUNGKINMOLLY BALL/RICHMOND, VA.JUNE 30, 2022TIME
This behind-the-scenes effort at indoctrinating students into their states’ mythologies is now pushing into public view, with DeSantis crowing about his fight to shape young minds.
HOW RON DESANTIS COULD WIND UP DICTATING YOUR KIDS’ TEXTBOOKSPHILIP ELLIOTTAPRIL 19, 2022TIME
If I was trying to indoctrinate somebody’s kids, this is how I would do it.
'THEY'RE AUTHORITARIANS, DAMMIT!' ART SPIEGELMAN ON THE SCHOOL BOARD THAT CANCELLED 'MAUS'KARL VICKFEBRUARY 11, 2022TIME
Instead he would be deemed an extremist, aggressive and liable to indoctrinate his peers.
THE MAN PUTIN FEARSSIMON SHUSTERJANUARY 19, 2022TIME
Her parents were former farm kids, and their urban garden indoctrinated her in the outdoors.
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They suggested the Department of Justice was helping to conceal that truth and that public defenders were trying to indoctrinate their clients with Critical Race Theory.
MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE IS RIGHT: THE D.C. JAIL IS A MESSPHILIP ELLIOTTDECEMBER 8, 2021TIME
All pillars of the Islamic Republic are now fully indoctrinated and ready to carry out the next stage of the revolution.
AS IRAN'S NUCLEAR TALKS RESUME, THE WEST NEEDS TO UNDERSTAND WHO IT'S DEALING WITHSAEID GOLKARNOVEMBER 29, 2021TIME
Conservatives have insisted that there is no systemic racism and that schools are trying to indoctrinate students by teaching CRT — even though there is no evidence that most schools do.
N.H. GOV. CHRIS SUNUNU BACKS LIMITS ON TEACHING ABOUT RACE — AND A MAJORITY OF HIS DIVERSITY COUNCIL QUITSVALERIE STRAUSSJULY 2, 2021WASHINGTON POST
One lawmaker went so far as to call the schools “socialism factories,” and DeSantis accused schools of “indoctrinating” students.
FLORIDA GUV’S SCHOOL CRACKDOWN IS A RED SCARE THROWBACKKELLY WEILLJUNE 24, 2021THE DAILY BEAST
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WORDS RELATED TO INDOCTRINATE

  • alter
  • catechize
  • condition
  • convert
  • convince
  • educate
  • indoctrinate
  • influence
  • instill
  • persuade
  • proselytize
  • teach
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