learned

[lur-nid, lurnd] / ˈlɜr nɪd, lɜrnd /

ADJECTIVE

well-informed

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accomplished educated scholarly scientific studied well-educated

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

Example Sentences

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She learned the Hong Kong version to connect with her Chinese grandmother and is co-founder of Gold Coast Mahjong Club, an American club in Darien, Conn.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Downing Street says it learned this week that the Foreign Office, which oversaw Mandelson's DV process, granted him clearance "against the recommendation" of the vetting agency.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

How Anthropic learned that Mythos was too dangerous for the wild.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

I was actually proudly speaking of how I learned a new way of looking at details.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

Whatever the rapping peddler had first taught them, they learned well.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

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