Education and Illiteracy

Education

Education noun - The understanding and information gained from being educated.
Usage example: a person whose extensive education was obvious to all who met him
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Synonyms for Education

Illiteracy is an antonym for education.

Illiteracy

Illiteracy noun - The state of being unlearned.
Usage example: far too many children are doomed to a lifetime of illiteracy in that country

Education is an antonym for illiteracy in literacy topic.

Nearby Words: illiterate, illiterately

How words are described

musical musical education musical illiteracy
public public education public illiteracy
widespread widespread education widespread illiteracy
less less education less illiteracy
Other adjectives: cultural.
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