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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Lesson to be underlined: Just because the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Appeared in the December 5, 2025, print edition as 'The Lesson of Minnesota’s Fraud'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

In response, the BBC World Service has launched an Arabic edition of its award-winning educational programme Dars - or Lesson.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2025

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor — “Nickel Boys” “Danielle Deadwyler’s performance in ‘Till’ is just one among several of hers that deserved Oscar love; you can’t ignore her in ‘The Piano Lesson.’

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2024

The old lady had been reading her morning portion of Scripture—the Lesson for the day; her Bible lay open before her, and her spectacles were upon it.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

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