educated

adjective

ed·​u·​cat·​ed ˈe-jə-ˌkā-təd 

1

: having an education

especially : having an education beyond the average

educated speakers

2

a

: giving evidence of training or practice : skilled

educated hands

b

: befitting one that is educated

educated taste

c

: based on some knowledge of fact

an educated guess

educatedness noun

Synonyms

• erudite
• knowledgeable
• learned
• lettered
• literate
• scholarly
• well-read

Examples of educated in a Sentence

These companies want an educated work force.

an educated woman with an impressive career

Recent Examples on the Web

While officials have always made educated guesses about setup impact, this tool crunches numbers in a way that should bring more precision to the task while also speeding up decision making. —Mike Dojc, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025

Astronomers can collect information about light wavelengths traveling through and getting blocked by a planet's atmosphere and, based on various properties of these wavelengths, make educated guesses about composition of the atmosphere itself. —Perri Thaler, Space.com, 11 Mar. 2025

This—and many other reasons—is why educated human beings will always be needed to forecast the weather. —Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 11 Mar. 2025

When waiting lists were circumvented, transplants disproportionately went to white, Asian and more educated patients. —Sam Allard, Axios, 28 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1569, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing educated

• self-educated

Rhymes for educated

• abdicated
• abrogated
• acclimated
• activated
• actuated
• adumbrated
• advocated
• aggravated
• aggregated
• agitated
• allocated
• alternated

Kids Definition

educated

adjective

1

: having an education

especially : having an education beyond the average

2

: showing education

educated speech

3

: based on some knowledge of fact

an educated guess