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

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Parents who take on federal loans to pay for their kids’ schooling will face changes at both the borrowing and repayment stages of the process.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026

Others have continued schooling or gone on to other industries.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026

But neither are close to being a substitute for formal schooling.

From BBC ● May 24, 2026

There are some parts of Ms. Kenny’s critique of modern schooling that are completely correct.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026

A family with a lot of schooling tends to value schooling.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt

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