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Synonyms for literate

Most common

literary educated

All synonyms

Adjective

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Able to read and write; having literacy.

Related words

Word family
literacy literal literary literature
Phrases
computer literate

Example sentences

  • literary He lived at home while pursuing literary ambitions.
  • educated People are more educated now than they used to be.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
literaterising
literarysteady
educatedsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

8 letters
educated4, literary4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (educated4 = 4 syllables).