taught
The word “taught” has 1 syllable: taught
It's pronounced as /tɔːt/
What is synonym and antonym for taught?
In the thesaurus, “taught” has 95 synonyms and 48 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for taught along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for taught
- able
- accomplished
- ace
- adept
- adroit
- all-around
- all-round
- briefed
- capable
- catechized
- clever
- coached
- competent
- compleat
- complete
- consummate
- crack
- crackerjack
- deft
- dexterous
- dextrous
- directed
- drilled
- edified
- educated
- effective
- effectual
- efficient
- employable
- enlightened
- experienced
- expert
- familiarized
- fit
- fitted
- gifted
- good
- great
- grounded
- guided
- habile
- habilitated
- handy
- homeschooled
- implanted
- inculcated
- indoctrinated
- informed
- initiated
- instilled
- instructed
- introduced
- knowledgeable
- learned
- lectured
- led
- lessoned
- long-term
- master
- masterful
- masterly
- mentored
- moralized
- multiskilled
- multitalented
- old
- polished
- practiced
- practised
- preached
- prepared
- primed
- professed
- proficient
- qualified
- reared
- reeducated
- refined
- reschooled
- retaught
- retrained
- schooled
- showed
- skilled
- skillful
- slick
- sure-handed
- talented
- trained
- tutored
- versed
- veteran
- virtuoso
- well-rounded
- workmanlike
Antonyms for taught
- amateur
- amateurish
- artless
- awkward
- beginning
- clumsy
- crude
- green
- ham-fisted
- ham-handed
- heavy-handed
- ignorant
- incapable
- incompetent
- ineffective
- ineffectual
- inefficient
- inept
- inexperienced
- inexpert
- jackleg
- new
- primitive
- raw
- rough
- rude
- stupid
- talentless
- unable
- unfit
- unfitted
- ungifted
- uninformed
- unpolished
- unprofessional
- unqualified
- unschooled
- unseasoned
- unskilled
- unskillful
- untalented
- untaught
- untested
- untrained
- untried
- untutored
- weak
- would-be
Meanings of taught
- verb
- To show (someone) the way; to guide, conduct; to point, indicate.
- (ditransitive) To pass on knowledge to.
- To pass on knowledge, especially as one's profession; to act as a teacher.
- (ditransitive) To cause to learn or understand.
- (ditransitive) To cause to know the disagreeable consequences of some action.
Example Sentences
- She taught me how to bake my favorite cake.
- The teacher taught us a new math concept today.
- He has always taught his children to be kind to others.
- They taught the class about the importance of recycling.
- She taught him how to play the guitar when he was young.
On this page you'll find 143 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to taught, such as: able, accomplished, ace, adept, adroit, all-around, all-round.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
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