Synonyms for

Instructing

Verb / ˌɪˈnstrʌktɪŋ / Another word for instructing — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

The act of teaching or providing information to someone.

Synonyms & similar words

apprise learn instruct teach apprize teaching educating training coaching guiding directing advising informing enlightening illuminating indoctrinating drilling inculcating instilling imparting communicating explaining demonstrating showing instructive

Example sentences

  1. The coach is instructing the team on how to play the game.
  2. The chef is instructing the new employee on how to prepare the dish.
  3. The professor is instructing the students on the history of art.
  4. The supervisor is instructing the workers on how to operate the machine.
  5. The mentor is instructing the mentee on how to succeed in the business world.

Quotes

  • The task of the modern educator is not to cut down jungles, but to irrigate deserts. - C.S. Lewis
  • The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education. - Martin Luther King Jr.
  • The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires. - William Arthur Ward

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