Synonyms for teaching
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Instruction
instruction, education, pedagogy, training, didactics, didactic, tuition, enlightenment, schooling dated
2. Doctrine
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
Something taught by a religious or philosophical authority.
Many follow the teachings of Confucius.
- n. 2
The profession of educating people; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches.
I have found a teaching job.
Forms
- Plural
- teachings → instructions, educations, pedagogies, trainings…
Choose the right word
Doctrine primarily signifies that which is taught; principle, the fundamental basis on which the teaching rests.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- education Now let's return to the main problem of education.
- training Lorenzo never crashed a plane during his training.
- instruction Thank you for your instruction. It really helped.
- pedagogy Is there any way to translate "pedagogy" into Maltese?
- tutelage I've learned the trade under his tutelage.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| teaching | steady | |
| education | falling | |
| training | falling | |
| instruction | falling | |
| pedagogy | rising | |
| tutelage | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- tuition3, precept2
- 8 letters
- training2, doctrine2, pedagogy4, tutelage3, didactic3
- 9 letters
- education4, schooling2, didactics
- 11 letters
- instruction3, commandment3, instructive3
- 13 letters
- enlightenment4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (tuition3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- enseignement
- Español
- enseñanza
- Deutsch
- Unterricht