schooled

ADJECTIVE

educated

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accomplished civilized cultured enlightened informed intelligent knowledgeable literate prepared skilled trained well-read

STRONG

coached corrected cultivated developed enriched finished fitted formed initiated instructed lettered nurtured polished refined shaped taught tutored

WEAK

acquainted with brainy erudite expert literary professional scholarly scientific tasteful versed in well-informed well-taught well-versed

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ignorant inexperienced stupid unaware uneducated uninformed unprepared

STRONG

unrefined unsophisticated

WEAK

illiterate uncultured

ADJECTIVE

expert

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adept adroit deft experienced skilled skillful trained

STRONG

crack crackerjack handy professional savvy sharp slick virtuoso

WEAK

able apt big-league clever dexterous facile practiced proficient qualified

Antonyms

STRONGEST

awkward clumsy green ignorant inept inexperienced unskilled unskillful

STRONG

stupid unintelligent

WEAK

amateur inexpert unknowledgeable untrained

ADJECTIVE

full-fledged

Synonyms

WEAK

completely developed developed experienced full-grown grown grown-up in full bloom mature qualified seasoned skilled trained well-developed

ADJECTIVE

literate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cultured educated knowledgeable

WEAK

cultivated instructed learned lettered scholarly

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ignorant inexperienced stupid uneducated unsophisticated

ADJECTIVE

scholarly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

erudite intellectual learned

WEAK

bookish cultured educated lettered literate longhair scholastic studious taught trained well-read

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ignorant stupid

WEAK

uneducated unscholarly

ADJECTIVE

sophisticated

Synonyms

STRONGEST

mature practical refined worldly

STRONG

bored citified cool cultivated disenchanted disillusioned experienced jaded knowing practiced seasoned smooth studied

WEAK

adult artificial been around blasé couth cynical in in the know into jet-set laid-back mondaine on to sharp skeptical stagy streetwise suave svelte switched-on uptown urbane well-bred wise to wised-up with it world-weary worldly-wise

Antonyms

STRONGEST

inexperienced unrefined unsophisticated

STRONG

enchanted encouraged enthusiastic excited uncool

WEAK

easy naive simple slow uncultivated uncultured

ADJECTIVE

trained

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bred competent disciplined equipped prepared qualified skilled

STRONG

aimed practiced

Antonyms

STRONGEST

incapable unable

WEAK

amateurish inexperienced raw unprepared unskilled untrained

ADJECTIVE

trained

Synonyms

STRONGEST

competent disciplined experienced qualified skilled

Antonyms

STRONGEST

incapable unable

WEAK

amateurish inexperienced raw unprepared unskilled untrained

ADJECTIVE

well-informed

Synonyms

STRONGEST

educated intelligent knowledgeable

WEAK

aware in the know trained versed with it

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ignorant stupid uneducated

WEAK

unintelligent

Example Sentences

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During the bulk of his four decades in Durham, Krzyzewski maintained experienced rosters, building juggernauts schooled over years in the Duke way of doing things.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

“He became one of my staunchest supporters and schooled me on whom I could trust and whom I could never turn my back on.”

From Slate • Feb. 25, 2026

Get ready for more portfolio diversity talk after famed investor Stanley Druckenmiller just schooled investors with a lucrative bet on Brazil.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 18, 2026

This requires architects and acousticians deeply schooled in theaters, and each has its own acoustical needs.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

He came from a family well schooled in the rules of the system.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell

schooled

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