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Definitions

schooling

[skoo-ling] / ˈsku lɪŋ /
NOUN
education
Synonyms
STRONGEST
apprenticeship 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

Example Sentences

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The Quigleys fell in love with southern Georgia, but the schooling options there paled in comparison with what they found across the border in Florida.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Meanwhile, parents considering taking on these loans will have less room to use them to finance their kids’ schooling.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

Martin O'Neill will be the third different Celtic manager Motherwell boss Askou has faced in three games, losing 3-2 late on to Brendan Rodgers in October before schooling Wilfried Nancy in December.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

Once kids turn 14, they leave the settlement to continue their schooling in Nuuk.

From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026

Of course he’s had a bit of schooling, so to speak — we all have — since we left home, or he’d be so terrified he’d just fling the Ring in the River and bolt.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien