Synonyms of tutoring

tutoring 1 of 2

noun

as in teaching

the act or process of imparting knowledge or skills to another

found his calling in the tutoring of children with special educational needs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• teaching
• education
• schooling
• instruction
• training
• tuition
• tutelage
• preparation
• development
• coaching
• pedagogy
• conditioning
• cultivation
• higher education
• improvement
• higher learning
• guidance
• pedagogics
• didactics
• readying
• direction
• enlightenment
• nurturing
• edification
• nurturance

tutoring

2 of 2

verb

present participle of tutor

1

as in educating

to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field

tutored me in Spanish

Synonyms & Similar Words

• teaching
• educating
• schooling
• training
• coaching
• instructing
• indoctrinating
• mentoring
• lecturing
• lessoning
• guiding
• preparing
• preaching
• drilling
• priming
• grounding
• homeschooling
• qualifying
• informing
• leading
• moralizing
• habilitating
• inculcating
• instilling
• introducing
• imparting (to)
• rearing
• retraining
• edifying
• directing
• catechizing
• enlightening
• implanting
• briefing
• fitting
• reteaching
• showing
• initiating
• familiarizing
• versing
• reschooling
• reeducating

2

as in guiding

to give advice and instruction to (someone) regarding the course or process to be followed

bought a video series designed to tutor a person in the fine art of decorating cakes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• guiding
• coaching
• teaching
• mentoring
• counselling
• showing
• counseling
• leading
• steering
• accompanying
• training
• shepherding
• escorting
• walking through
• piloting
• supervising
• engineering
• attending
• schooling
• chaperoning
• convoying
• seeing
• directing
• drilling
• instructing
• overseeing
• godfathering
• superintending
• informing
• swaying
• briefing
• enlightening
• fostering
• squiring
• inculcating
• nurturing
• indoctrinating
• cultivating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tutoring

Noun

California, Texas, Florida, and Arkansas — states that together represent 26% of national education spending — have now entered into OBC pilots with the Center for high-impact tutoring. —Raymond Pierce, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025

Ziggy pulled together friends and neighbors and, through their Clark Park Coalition, took over the park, maintained the recreation center, rebuilt the rink, and offered sports, tutoring and nutrition to kids in southwest Detroit. —M.l. Elrick, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025

The new facility will serve as a focal point for engineering students, with student support services like academic counseling, tutoring and admissions also lodged in the four-story, 114,000-square-foot building. —Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2025

They would be partnered with teachers to provide tutoring and other support to individual students and small groups. —Rory Linnane, jsonline.com, 30 Aug. 2025

The definition does not include any alternative education facilities, such as daycare or tutoring establishments. —Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2025

Some public libraries also offer printing services, discounts for local attractions and cost-free tutoring services that can be used year-round. —Gordon Ebanks, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2025

Also, under the new tax law, expenses related to K-12 education have been expanded beyond tuition to include tutoring, standardized test prep (such as for ACT, SAT or AP exams) and educational therapy. —Sharon Epperson, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2025

Parents’ lives revolve around our kids' sports, lessons, tutoring, and playdates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. —Staff Author Updated, Parents, 18 Aug. 2025

Verb

This means that students who were historically left behind are not only engaging but doing so consistently, which provides evidence that OBC directly addresses the barriers preventing edtech tools and tutoring from reaching the students who need it most. —Raymond Pierce, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025