Meaning & use

educated

adjective·Everyday

Having received a good standard of schooling or training, especially at an advanced level.

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The panel included several well-educated professionals from law, medicine, and finance.

An educated guess based on the data suggested sales would rise next quarter.

A note on using this word

'Educated guess' is a common collocation meaning a guess based on knowledge or experience rather than a pure gamble.

Words with a similar meaning

well-informedlearnedschooled

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