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cerebral, highbrow, intellectual; polished, refined, well-bred; academic, bookish, didactic, pedantic, professorial; instructed, schooled, skilled, trained; homeschooled, self-educated, self-taught; briefed, enlightened, informed, versed

Antonyms

ignorant, illiterate, uneducated

ed·u·ca·tion noun 1 : the action or process of educating or being educated; also : the knowledge and development resulting from an educational process

2 : a field of study dealing with methods of teaching and learning

Synonyms

instruction, teaching, training, tutelage; also coaching, conditioning, cultivation, preparation

erudition, knowledge, learning, scholarship, science; also culture, edification, enlightenment; literacy, reading; pedantry

ed·u·ca·tion·al adjective : of, relating to, or concerned with education; also : serving to further education

— ed·u·ca·tion·al·ly adverb

Synonyms

informative, instructive—more at INFORMATIVE

educational television noun : PUBLIC TELEVISION

ed·u·ca·tor noun : one skilled in teaching

Synonyms

instructor, pedagogue, schoolteacher, teacher—more at TEACHER

educe verb educed; educ·ing 1 : to bring out (as something latent) : ELICIT, EVOKE

2 : DEDUCE

ed·u·tain·ment noun : entertainment that is designed to be educational

1-ee noun suffix 1 : one that receives or benefits from (a specified action or thing)

2 : a person who does (a specified action)

2-ee noun suffix 1 : a particular esp. small kind of

2 : one resembling or suggestive of

EE abbreviation electrical engineer

EEC abbreviation European Economic Community

EEG abbreviation 1 electroencephalogram

2 electroencephalograph

eel noun : any of numerous snakelike bony fishes with a smooth slimy skin

EEO abbreviation equal employment opportunity

ee·rie also ee·ry adjective ee·ri·er; -est : so mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine : WEIRD, UNCANNY

— ee·ri·ly adverb

Synonyms

creepy, haunting, odd, spooky, strange, uncanny, unearthly, weird; also ghostly, spectral

eff abbreviation efficiency

ef·face verb ef·faced; ef·fac·ing : to obliterate or obscure by or as if by rubbing out

— ef·face·able adjective

— ef·face·ment noun

1effect noun 1 : MEANING, INTENT

2 : something that inevitably follows an antecedent : RESULT

3 : APPEARANCE

4 : power to bring about a result : INFLUENCE

5 plural : movable property : GOODS, POSSESSIONS

6 : the quality or state of being operative : OPERATION

Synonyms

[2] aftermath, conclusion, consequence, issue, outcome, outgrowth, product, result, upshot; also ramification; denouement, repercussion; conclusion, end; by-product, side effect

Antonyms

antecedent, cause, occasion, reason

[4] impact, influence, mark, repercussion, sway; also authority, clout, prestige, weight

usually effects [5] belongings, chattels, goods, holdings, paraphernalia, possessions, things—more at POSSESSION

2effect verb : to cause to happen <~ repairs> <~ changes>

Synonyms

bring about, cause, create, effectuate, generate, induce, make, produce, prompt, result; also decide, determine; advance, encourage, forward, foster, promote; enact, render, turn out

ef·fec·tive adjective 1 : producing a decisive or desired effect; also : marked by the quality of being influential or exerting positive influence

2 : IMPRESSIVE, STRIKING

3 : ready for service or action

4 : being in effect

— ef·fec·tive·ly adverb

Synonyms

convincing, decisive, effectual, efficacious, efficient, forceful, fruitful, persuasive, potent, productive; also adequate, capable, competent

Antonyms

ineffective, ineffectual, inefficient, fruitless, unproductive

ef·fec·tive·ness noun : the quality or state of being effective; also : power to be effective

Synonyms

efficacy, efficiency, force, impact, productiveness—more at EFFICACY

ef·fec·tu·al adjective : producing an intended effect

— ef·fec·tu·al·ly adverb

Synonyms

effective, efficacious, efficient, fruitful,