Synonyms for
Learned
Definition
having much knowledge; scholarly; erudite
Synonyms & similar words
acquire
teach
findout
memorize
larn
read
instruct
determine
take
ascertain
welleducated
watch
con
getaline
see
erudite
memorise
study
hear
knowing
lettered
conditioned
unconditioned
wellread
getword
knowledgeable
educated
scholarly
erudite
wise
well-informed
bookish
intellectual
academic
sage
savvy
informed
cultured
enlightened
erudite
versed
proficient
accomplished
expert
skilled
Synonyms by register
Antonyms
Common collocations
- learned person
- learned society
- learned treatise
- learned from experience
- learned behavior
- learned helplessness
- learned response
Word family
Usage note
The adjective 'learned' is pronounced with two syllables (LER-nid) and refers to having acquired knowledge or skill. It is distinct from the past tense and past participle of the verb 'to learn'.
Example sentences
- The learned doctor knew everything about medicine.
- I learned a lot from my grandparents.
- Our teacher is very learned and teaches us new things every day.
- The book was written by a very learned author.
- He was the most learned of all the scholars at the conference.
Quotes
Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire. - William Butler Yeats
The learning and knowledge that we have, is, at the most, but little compared with that of which we are ignorant. - Plato
The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go. - Dr. Seuss