educated
adjective
ed·u·cat·ed
ˈe-jə-ˌkā-təd 
1
: having an education
especially
: having an education beyond the average
educated speakers
2
a
: giving evidence of training or practice : skilled
educated hands
b
: befitting one that is educated
educated taste
c
: based on some knowledge of fact
an educated guess
educatedness
noun
Examples of educated in a Sentence
These companies want an educated work force.
an educated woman with an impressive career
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Bradley Honan,
New York Daily News,
28 June 2026
Also, the participants who volunteered for the study were generally healthier, more educated and more often female than the general French population, the researchers noted.
—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
22 June 2026
My super-duper smart friend Ben Affleck is very well educated on it and has just sold that company to Netflix.
—
Jesse David Fox,
Vulture,
18 June 2026
They were meant to be read and thought about by an interested and educated public, as the authors understood the importance of public opinion not simply to the ratification process but to any democratic system.
—
Jordan Cash,
The Conversation,
8 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for educated
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“Educated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/educated. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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