What is another word for taught?
Taught is the past tense of
teach. Synonyms of
taught include the past tense forms of the synonyms of
teach, including
instructed and
educated. Other terms are a bit more specific.
Schooled often means formally
taught at a specific school or learning institution, but it can also be applied to situations in which a person was
instructed in a specific field, especially by a specified person or group, as in
I was schooled in the art of fly-fishing by my uncle. Trained implies that a person was
taught how to do a specific task, especially a specific job, but it can also be used more generally.
Coached is most commonly used in the context of athletics, but it can be used in others. When used outside of sports, it often implies that the
instruction was provided along with
advice. In the context of education,
coached is usually used in situations that involve a student having been
prepared by someone for general aspects of academics (such as studying or taking tests), as opposed to being taught specific material. For example:
My tutor coached me on how to approach each essay question.
Taught is used in the terms
well-taught and
self-taught.
What is another word for self-taught?
A synonym for
self-taught is
self-educated, but
self-taught is more commonly used. A very formal word for someone who is considered
self-taught is
autodidact. Its adjective form,
autodidactic, is typically applied to learning processes (as opposed to people).
What is the opposite (antonym) of taught?
The word
taught is often used when contrasting skills, talents, and abilities that can be learned or acquired (such as through being
taught, studying, and practicing) with those that, according to some, simply must come naturally to a person. Words that contrast with
learned abilities include
natural and
innate, as in
innate skill and
natural talent. Similar words are
inherent and
inborn, both of which are often a way of saying that a person was born with an ability (as opposed to having been
taught it).
What is the difference between innate and taught?
Innate and taught are often used as opposites, especially in the context of skills, talents, and abilities. Taught (or perhaps more often learned) suggests that the skill or ability was acquired due to study, while innate implies that a person can do it naturally—that they were simply born with the ability.
