educated
adjUK /ˈɛd͡ʒəkeɪtɪd/ · CA, US /ˈɛd͡ʒəkeɪtɪd/
Etymology From educate + -ed.
1
Having attained a level of higher education, such as a college degree.
2
Based on relevant information.
- an educated guess
- No matter what strategies you employ as you dissect each multiple-choice question and arrive at an educated answer, remember that you are looking for the best response, not only a correct one.2011, Susan L. Rozzi, Michelle G. Futrell, Douglas M. Kleiner, Study Guide for the Board of Certification, Inc., Entry-Level Athletic Trainer Certification Examination, F.A. Davis, page 26:
3
Knowledgeable.
- She cast an educated eye over the antiques.
- an educated opinion
- Antonyms
- noneducated, uneducated
- Derived terms
- educated beyond one's intelligence, educated guess, educated incapacity, educatedness, hypereducated, ineducated, my very educated mother just served us nachos, my very educated mother just served us nine pizzas, my very educated mother just served us nine pumpkins, my very educated mother just served us noodles, noneducated, overeducated, over-educated, self-educated, semieducated, under-educated, undereducated, uneducated, well-educated