Meanings
comparative more educated · superlative most educated
- Having attained a level of higher education, such as a college degree.
- Based on relevant information.
an educated guess
1 more example
No matter what strategies you employ as you dissect each multiple-choice question and arrive at an educated answer, remember that you are looking for the best response, not only a correct one.
2011, Susan L. Rozzi, Michelle G. Futrell, Douglas M. Kleiner, Study Guide for the Board of Certification, Inc., Entry-Level Athletic Trainer Certification Examination, F.A. Davis, page 26 - Knowledgeable.
an educated opinion
1 more example
She cast an educated eye over the antiques.
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of educate
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivepossessing an education (especially having more than average knowledge)
adjectivecharacterized by full comprehension of the problem involved
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Catalan educat
- educathaving attained a level of higher education
Czech vzdělaný
- vzdělanýhaving attained a level of higher education
Esperanto klera
- klerahaving attained a level of higher education
Finnish koulutettu
- koulutettuhaving attained a level of higher education
French cultivé, éclairé
- cultivéhaving attained a level of higher education
- éclairébased on relevant information
- avertibased on relevant information
- avisébased on relevant information
German gebildet, ausgebildet
- gebildethaving attained a level of higher education
- ausgebildethaving attained a level of higher education
Greek μορφωμένος
- μορφωμένος (morfoménos)having attained a level of higher education
Hebrew מלומד
- מלומד (melumád)having attained a level of higher education
Hindi शिक्षित, शिक्षिता
- शिक्षित (śikṣit)having attained a level of higher education
- शिक्षिता (śikṣitā)having attained a level of higher education
- साक्षर (sākṣar)having attained a level of higher education
Hungarian iskolázott, képzett
- iskolázotthaving attained a level of higher education
- képzetthaving attained a level of higher education
Latin ērudītus
- ērudītushaving attained a level of higher education
Portuguese graduado, diplomado
- graduadohaving attained a level of higher education
- diplomadohaving attained a level of higher education
Russian образо́ванный
- образо́ванный (obrazóvannyj)having attained a level of higher education
Slovak vzdelaný
- vzdelanýhaving attained a level of higher education
Spanish educado
- educadohaving attained a level of higher education
Swedish utbildad
- utbildadhaving attained a level of higher education
Tagalog edukado
- edukadohaving attained a level of higher education
Turkish eğitimli, okumuş
- eğitimlihaving attained a level of higher education
- okumuşhaving attained a level of higher education
- tahsillihaving attained a level of higher education
- bilgilibased on relevant information
- bilgilendirilmişbased on relevant information
Ukrainian осві́чений
- осві́чений (osvíčenyj)having attained a level of higher education
Welsh wedi'i addysgu
- wedi'i addysguhaving attained a level of higher education
Cite this entry
educated. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/educated
“educated.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/educated. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “educated,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/educated.
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