| Main Entry: | well-read |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | knowing much from reading |
Synonyms: |
bookish, cultured, educated, knowledgeable, literate, scholarly, studious, versed, well versed in, well-informed, widely read, widely read |
Antonyms: |
ignorant, illiterate, uneducated, uniformed |
| Main Entry: | educated |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | learned, experienced |
Synonyms: |
accomplished, acquainted with, brainy, civilized, coached, corrected, cultivated, cultured, developed, enlightened, enriched, erudite, expert, finished, fitted, formed, informed, initiated, instructed, intelligent, knowledgeable, lettered, literary, literate, nurtured, polished, prepared, professional, refined, scholarly, schooled, scientific, shaped, skilled, tasteful, taught, trained, tutored, versed in, well-informed, well-read, well-taught, well-versed |
Antonyms: |
ignorant, illiterate, inexperienced, stupid, uncultured, uneducated, unsophisticated |
| Main Entry: | erudite |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | well-educated, cultured |
Synonyms: |
brainy, cultivated, educated, highbrow, in the know, into*, knowledgeable, learned, lettered, literate, savvy, scholarly, scholastic, studious, well-read, wise up |
Antonyms: |
common, ignorant, uncultured, uneducated |
| Main Entry: | informed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | cognizant, conversant |
Synonyms: |
abreast, acquainted, apprized, au courant*, au fait, briefed, enlightened, erudite, expert, familiar, in the know, into*, know the score, know what's what, knowledgeable, learned, on top of, posted, primed, reliable, savvy*, tuned in, up on, up*, up-to-date, versant, versed, well-read, wise to |
Antonyms: |
ignorant, unaware, uninformed, unknowledgeable |
| Main Entry: | learned |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | well-informed |
Synonyms: |
abstruse, academic, accomplished, bookish, brainy, conversant, cultivated, cultured, deep*, educated, erudite, esoteric, experienced, expert, grave, grounded, highbrow, in the know, intellectual, judicious, lettered, literary, literate, omniscient, pansophic, pedantic, philosophic, philosophical, polymath, posted, professorial, recondite, sage, sapient, scholarly, scientific, sharp, skilled, solemn, solid, sound, studied, studious, versed, well-educated, well-grounded, well-read, well-rounded |
Antonyms: |
ignorant, stupid, uninformed |
| Main Entry: | literary |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | concerning books |
Synonyms: |
belletristic, bookish, classical, erudite, formal, learned, lettered, literate, scholarly, well-read |
Antonyms: |
illiterate |
| Main Entry: | scholarly |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | academic |
Synonyms: |
bookish, cultured, educated, erudite, intellectual, learned, lettered, literate, longhair, scholastic, schooled, studious, taught, trained, well-read |
Antonyms: |
uneducated, unscholarly |
| Main Entry: | studious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | scholarly, attentive |
Synonyms: |
academic, assiduous, bookish, bookworm, busy, careful, contemplative, diligent, eager, earnest, grubbing, hard-working, industrious, intellectual, learned, lettered, meditative, reflective, sedulous, serious, thoughtful, well-informed, well-read |
Antonyms: |
ignorant, inattentive, lazy, unscholarly |
| Main Entry: | well-read |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | knowing much from reading |
Synonyms: |
bookish, cultured, educated, knowledgeable, literate, scholarly, studious, versed, well versed in, well-informed, widely read, widely read |
Antonyms: |
ignorant, illiterate, uneducated, uniformed |