What is another word for instruct?
1106 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ ɪnstɹˈʌkt], [ ɪnstɹˈʌkt], [ ɪ_n_s_t_ɹ_ˈʌ_k_t]Table of Contents
Similar words for instruct:- apprise (noun)
- apprize (noun)
- advise (verb)
- bid (verb)
- brief (verb)
- civilize (verb)
- command (verb)
- commission (verb)
- control (verb)
- counsel (verb)
- cultivate (verb)
- dictate (verb)
- direct (verb)
- drill (verb)
- educate (verb)
- enlighten (verb)
- familiarize (verb)
- form (verb)
- ground (verb)
- guide (verb)
- hammer away/hammer into (verb)
- illuminate (verb)
- require (verb)
- set (verb)
- show (verb)
- teach (verb)
- tell (verb)
- train (verb)
- tutor (verb)
- warn (verb)
- other synonyms
- advise
- civilize
- command
- control
- direct
- educate
- form
- preach
- prepare
- require
- school
- teach
- warn
Definition for Instruct:
- To give orders or directions to.
Synonyms for Instruct:
n.
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- boss around,
- disclose,
- reveal.
v.
•advise (verb) •bid (verb)- de sires,
- making pass at,
- making a pitch,
- makes pitch,
- de sired,
- de-sires,
- pro position,
- re quest,
- de sire,
- makes play for,
- made a pass at,
- makes pass at,
- pro positioning,
- made pass at,
- pro positions,
- de siring,
- pro-positions,
- re-quests,
- made a play for,
- pro-positioning,
- de-sired,
- pro positioned,
- making a pass at,
- re-quest,
- re quested,
- re-questing,
- made pitch,
- re questing,
- in vite,
- making a play for,
- pro-positioned,
- makes a pitch,
- makes a pass at,
- made play for,
- makes a play for,
- made a pitch,
- making play for,
- re quests,
- de-sire,
- making pitch,
- make pass at,
- in-vite,
- make pitch,
- de-siring.
- gave the lowdown,
- show ropes,
- ex plaining,
- show the lay the land,
- gives lowdown,
- showed lay land,
- showed the lay of the land,
- re capitulating,
- ex-plain,
- ex plain,
- show the lay land,
- gave lowdown,
- letting in on,
- shows lay of the land,
- shows lay the land,
- shows the lay the land,
- showing ropes,
- shows the lay of the land,
- showing lay of land,
- shows lay of land,
- gave rundown,
- showed the lay land,
- give lowdown,
- showing the lay the land,
- showing lay land,
- re-capitulate,
- showed ropes,
- showing lay the land,
- ex plains,
- ex plained,
- showing the lay of the land,
- showing the lay land,
- show lay of land,
- gives rundown,
- showed lay of the land,
- letted in on,
- showed the lay of land,
- re-capitulated,
- shows lay land,
- re capitulate,
- showed the lay the land,
- giving rundown,
- re capitulated,
- re capitulates,
- shows the lay of land,
- giving the lowdown,
- re-capitulates,
- shows the ropes,
- showing the ropes,
- showed lay the land,
- ex-plained,
- showing lay of the land,
- show lay the land,
- ex-plains,
- lets in on,
- ex-plaining,
- show lay of the land,
- show the lay of land,
- showing the lay of land,
- show lay land,
- gives the lowdown,
- re-capitulating,
- showed lay of land,
- showed the ropes,
- shows the lay land,
- giving lowdown,
- shows ropes.
- pro moting,
- re claims,
- up lifting,
- helped forward,
- re fined,
- ethicizing,
- up lifted,
- up-lifts,
- spiritualizes,
- pro-moting,
- re-claimed,
- up lift,
- pro-motes,
- up-lifting,
- up-lift,
- re-fines,
- re claiming,
- re-fining,
- re-fine,
- pro-mote,
- helping forward,
- re fines,
- re claim,
- re claimed,
- up-lifted,
- re-claiming,
- ethicizes,
- up lifts,
- re fine,
- ethicized,
- helps forward,
- re-claims.
- calls up on,
- calling up on,
- ex acts,
- calls the signals,
- called signals,
- call up on,
- forced up on,
- pro claim,
- called the signals,
- giving orders,
- taking lead,
- puts foot down,
- laid down law,
- gave directions,
- forces upon,
- inter dict,
- forcing upon,
- gave orders,
- re straining,
- lays down the law,
- calls signals,
- re-strain,
- pro-claiming,
- de-barring,
- pro-claims,
- ex act,
- re-strains,
- de bars,
- ex acted,
- lays down law,
- marks out,
- re strained,
- forcing up on,
- laid down the law,
- putting foot down,
- de-bars,
- gives directions,
- giving directions,
- laying down the law,
- called up on,
- gives orders,
- ordinated,
- calls on,
- de-bar,
- re strain,
- re-straining,
- forces up on,
- re strains,
- force up on,
- laying down law,
- calling upon,
- took lead,
- marked out,
- pro claimed,
- ex-acted,
- lay down law,
- pro claims,
- ex acting,
- de-barred,
- calling signals,
- ex-acts,
- takes charge,
- re-strained,
- ex-act,
- sends for,
- calling the signals,
- de barred,
- ex-acting,
- sending for,
- inter-dict,
- took charge,
- pro claiming,
- de barring,
- de bar,
- call signals,
- takes lead.
- be-spake,
- dis patched,
- confides to,
- in duct,
- be speak,
- be-spoken,
- be-speaks,
- dis patching,
- in-ducted,
- in ducting,
- dis-patched,
- dis-patch,
- dis patch,
- be speaks,
- in-vests,
- in-vest,
- be spake,
- in-duct,
- confided to,
- in ducted,
- in ducts,
- be-spoke,
- in-ducting,
- in-vesting,
- be spoke,
- be-speaking,
- be spoken,
- in vests,
- in vest,
- in vested,
- dis-patching,
- in vesting,
- be-speak,
- dis patches,
- in-ducts,
- be speaking,
- in-vested,
- confiding to,
- dis-patches.
- held sway over,
- running the show,
- reigned over,
- pre-dominates,
- be saddle,
- wast in saddle,
- held purse strings,
- am saddle,
- over-seeing,
- was saddle,
- being in saddle,
- over-sees,
- super vising,
- pre-dominate,
- ran show,
- art in saddle,
- holds reins,
- art saddle,
- over looked,
- held reins,
- pre dominates,
- reigns over,
- holding reins,
- ran the show,
- over seen,
- over-saw,
- pushes buttons,
- are in saddle,
- heading up,
- super-intend,
- runs things,
- wert saddle,
- wast saddle,
- super intended,
- super-vised,
- hold reins,
- over saw,
- holds sway over,
- over sees,
- ran things,
- over looks,
- is in saddle,
- pre dominated,
- over look,
- over seeing,
- wert in saddle,
- holds the reins,
- over-see,
- over-looks,
- super intending,
- over-looking,
- sub jugate,
- was in saddle,
- is saddle,
- quarterbacked,
- sub-jugate,
- reigning over,
- holds purse strings,
- holding sway over,
- held the reins,
- are saddle,
- over-look,
- super intends,
- pre-dominated,
- were saddle,
- pushed buttons,
- super-vise,
- were in saddle,
- super-intending,
- super-intended,
- being saddle,
- pre-dominating,
- pre dominating,
- pre dominate,
- holding purse strings,
- over-seen,
- over see,
- pushing buttons,
- run show,
- runs the show,
- super vise,
- super-intends,
- runs show,
- super vised,
- super intend,
- running show.
- gives two cents,
- keeps posted,
- wising one up,
- co unselling,
- wises up,
- puts on to,
- keeping posted,
- puts to,
- co-unselling,
- wises one up,
- gave two cents,
- wised one up,
- putting on to,
- puts heads together,
- putting to,
- giving two cents,
- wising up,
- putting heads together.
- de-creed,
- calling the play,
- taking reins,
- took reins,
- de creed,
- calls the tune,
- de-cree,
- called the play,
- calls play,
- called the tune,
- reading the riot act,
- called play,
- calls the play,
- walking heavy,
- calling the tune,
- de-crees,
- takes reins,
- took the reins,
- called tune,
- reads the riot act,
- calls tune,
- lays down,
- take reins,
- taking the reins,
- de crees,
- call tune,
- de cree,
- calling play,
- walked heavy,
- takes the reins,
- walks heavy,
- call play,
- calling tune,
- reading riot act,
- reads riot act.
- getting in to shape,
- lick in to shape,
- gotten into shape,
- walking through,
- licking in to shape,
- got into shape,
- gotten in to shape,
- re-hearse,
- licked into shape,
- gat in to shape,
- licks into shape,
- licked in to shape,
- got in to shape,
- walks through,
- gets in to shape,
- licks in to shape,
- re hearse,
- re hearses,
- licking into shape,
- getting into shape,
- re-hearses,
- gat into shape,
- get in to shape,
- gets into shape,
- walked through.
- co-ached,
- co-aching,
- putting through grind,
- puts through grind,
- co aching,
- drum in to,
- putting through the grind,
- puts through the grind,
- co ached,
- putting hip,
- puts hip.
- causing to understand,
- dis-closed,
- in spiriting,
- caused understand,
- dis-closing,
- caused to understand,
- in spirited,
- opens up,
- giving word,
- dis closed,
- gave word,
- in spirit,
- dis close,
- in-spirits,
- in-spirited,
- gives word,
- dis-close,
- giving the word,
- gives the word,
- causing understand,
- causes to understand,
- gave the word,
- dis closes,
- dis closing,
- in-spiriting,
- re-veal,
- re veals,
- in-spirit,
- dis-closes,
- cause understand,
- causes understand,
- re-veals.
- brought in to use,
- gets with it,
- becoming adept in,
- getting lay of land,
- came know,
- getting lowdown on,
- gotten know,
- gat lowdown on,
- break ice,
- became adept in,
- getting know,
- brings in to use,
- gains friendship,
- made used to,
- makes conversant,
- getting to know,
- lets know,
- gets lay of land,
- gotten to know,
- made conversant,
- brings into use,
- got lowdown on,
- brought into use,
- letting down hair,
- gotten lowdown on,
- gat to know,
- got lay of land,
- lets down hair,
- becoming aware of,
- becomes adept in,
- letted next to,
- lets next to,
- gets lay land,
- come know,
- got know,
- gaining friendship,
- got with it,
- gat with it,
- letting next to,
- gat know,
- gotten lay land,
- coming know,
- gat lay land,
- gat lay of land,
- making used to,
- coming to know,
- get know,
- letted down hair,
- letting know,
- got lay land,
- bring in to use,
- gotten with it,
- gets to know,
- bringing into use,
- gained friendship,
- bringing in to use,
- gets lowdown on,
- getting lay land,
- letted know,
- gets know,
- comes know,
- get lay land,
- getting with it,
- gotten lay of land,
- making conversant,
- comes to know,
- makes used to.
- haddest a handle on,
- had a handle on,
- showing the way,
- hadst a handle on,
- trailblazed,
- coxswained,
- hast handle on,
- show way,
- hath handle on,
- has a handle on,
- hast a handle on,
- have handle on,
- showed way,
- having handle on,
- trailblazes,
- shows the way,
- hath a handle on,
- coxswaining,
- had handle on,
- showed the way,
- has handle on,
- showing way,
- haddest handle on,
- shows way,
- hadst handle on,
- having a handle on.
- impressed upon,
- imprest upon,
- re peat,
- re-peats,
- grind in to,
- drubs into,
- tries repeatedly,
- kept on,
- trying hard,
- grinds in to,
- pounding away,
- impressing upon,
- drubbed into,
- ground in to,
- drubs in to,
- grinding into,
- impressing up on,
- sticking to,
- plugged away,
- tried repeatedly,
- grinding in to,
- imprest up on,
- drove home,
- drubbing in to,
- drubbed in to,
- re-peat,
- pegging away,
- driving home,
- impressed up on,
- tries hard,
- hammering away,
- drives home,
- re peats,
- impress up on,
- pounded away,
- grinded in to,
- hammers in to,
- pegs away,
- grinded into,
- drub in to,
- ground into,
- impresses upon,
- hammer in to,
- grinds into,
- trying repeatedly,
- drave home,
- sticked to,
- drubbing into,
- keeps on,
- impresses up on,
- pounds away,
- plugs away,
- pegged away,
- keeping on.
- de-fines,
- ex pound,
- up-light,
- ex pounds,
- ex press,
- uplighting,
- ex-pressing,
- up lights,
- ex pressed,
- ex-pounds,
- shedding light on,
- gives insight,
- giving insight,
- ex-pounded,
- de fine,
- gave insight,
- up lighting,
- ex pounding,
- up lighted,
- ex-press,
- ex-pound,
- up-lighting,
- uplighted,
- de-fining,
- ex-pounding,
- de fines,
- de fined,
- de-fine,
- de fining,
- de-fined,
- sheds light on,
- ex pounded,
- up-lights,
- up light,
- up-lighted,
- ex pressing.
- be-sought,
- pushing for,
- re-quiring,
- insisted upon,
- insisting up on,
- be sought,
- pushes for,
- insist up on,
- re quiring,
- re-quires,
- pushed for,
- insists up on,
- insisted up on,
- asserts oneself,
- re-quire,
- asserted oneself,
- re quires,
- re quire,
- re-quired,
- insisting upon,
- asserting oneself,
- insists upon,
- re quired.
- agreeing up on,
- agrees upon,
- re-solves,
- re-solved,
- re-solve,
- fixes price,
- re solves,
- agrees up on,
- agreed up on,
- fixt price,
- agree up on,
- re-solving,
- fixing price,
- agreeing upon,
- re solve.
- dis played,
- puts in appearance,
- showing one face,
- re aching,
- shows one face,
- puts appearance,
- am visible,
- were visible,
- dis covering,
- un-veils,
- dis covers,
- shows one's face,
- testifying to,
- un veiling,
- re-aching,
- show ones face,
- dis covered,
- dis-cover,
- testifies to,
- dis-covering,
- being visible,
- dis-plays,
- shows face,
- ostends,
- showed one's face,
- showing face,
- dis-covers,
- putting appearance,
- make scene,
- show face,
- dis-playing,
- un veil,
- putting in appearance,
- un veils,
- makes known,
- was visible,
- dis playing,
- showed one face,
- showed ones face,
- shows ones face,
- un-veil,
- re-ached,
- re ached,
- showing ones face,
- makes the scene,
- dis plays,
- dis-play,
- blows in,
- dis play,
- ostended,
- blew in,
- art visible,
- dis-played,
- un-veiling,
- pre sent,
- testified to,
- ostending,
- wast visible,
- is visible,
- put appearance,
- dis cover,
- dis-covered,
- wert visible,
- pre-sent,
- showed face,
- un veiled,
- show one face,
- making scene,
- un-veiled,
- showing one's face,
- pre-sents,
- are visible,
- made scene,
- makes scene.
- reeled off,
- de-clares,
- re-ported,
- re cites,
- clues in,
- de clare,
- cluing in,
- re presented,
- broke news,
- spitted out,
- lays open,
- re present,
- letted slip,
- leaving word,
- leaved word,
- spitting out,
- re-porting,
- spits it out,
- reeling off,
- re porting,
- brake the news,
- re-presented,
- de-clare,
- spat it out,
- re-presents,
- leaves word,
- puts before,
- re presents,
- letting slip,
- spat out,
- left word,
- spitting it out,
- re-cited,
- Re-present,
- re cited,
- broke the news,
- de clares,
- brake news,
- lets slip,
- reels off,
- putting before,
- spitted it out,
- re citing,
- spits out,
- break news,
- re-presenting,
- breaks the news,
- breaks news,
- re ported,
- re presenting,
- breaking the news,
- re-cites.
- gotten a workout,
- whipt in to shape,
- whip in to shape,
- got a workout,
- dries run,
- gets in shape,
- gat in shape,
- whips in to shape,
- dried run,
- gotten in shape,
- gotten shape,
- gets shape,
- drying run,
- whips into shape,
- grows strong,
- gat a workout,
- gets a workout,
- get shape,
- got workout,
- whipped into shape,
- whipping into shape,
- gat workout,
- getting in shape,
- got in shape,
- whipped in to shape,
- got shape,
- makes ready,
- getting a workout,
- getting shape,
- whipt into shape,
- gets workout,
- whipping in to shape,
- getting workout,
- grew strong,
- gat shape,
- growing strong,
- gotten workout,
- get workout.
- laid out for,
- laying out for,
- laid it out for,
- lays it out for,
- re adies,
- lay out for,
- lays out for,
- re-adies,
- laying it out for.
- gives high sign,
- lays it out,
- puts guard,
- fore armed,
- re minds,
- gave high sign,
- re-proved,
- puts on guard,
- giving the high sign,
- putting guard,
- re minding,
- re-prove,
- pre-dict,
- fore arming,
- laid it out,
- re-minding,
- pre dict,
- gave fair warning,
- laying it out,
- gives warning,
- re-minds,
- re prove,
- gave the high sign,
- re proved,
- fore arms,
- re-minded,
- making aware,
- re proves,
- putting on guard,
- re-proves,
- fore-arming,
- gives fair warning,
- re-proving,
- gave warning,
- gives the high sign,
- makes aware,
- fore-arms,
- giving high sign,
- put guard,
- fore-armed,
- giving warning,
- giving fair warning.
Other synonyms:
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- communicate,
- moralize,
- pass down,
- reeducate,
- catechize,
- push around,
- pound into,
- Homeschool,
- brainwash,
- order around,
- sermonize.
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- demonstrate,
- tune,
- mainstream,
- hand down.
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- get through,
- expose.
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- qualify.
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- say.
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•
- fit.
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- point.
- mentor,
- update,
- put bug in ear,
- give a tip,
- give a pointer,
- Forewarned,
- level with,
- pointing out,
- kibitz,
- pointed out,
- exhort,
- put in two cents,
- moves,
- opine,
- kibitzing.
- ordinate,
- calls upon,
- taking charge,
- prohibit,
- inhibits,
- give orders,
- take charge,
- call the signals,
- send for,
- called upon,
- call on,
- forced upon,
- calling on,
- force upon,
- marking out,
- lay down the law,
- enact,
- Enacting,
- ordinates,
- sent for,
- ordinating,
- mark out,
- take lead,
- put foot down,
- give directions,
- requisitioned,
- call upon,
- called on.
- Piloted,
- oversees,
- run the show,
- hold purse strings,
- quarterbacking,
- Subjecting,
- governs,
- be in saddle,
- deal with,
- holding the reins,
- hold sway over,
- predominates,
- Subjected,
- hold the reins,
- quarterback,
- reign over,
- running things,
- run things,
- quarterbacks,
- Regimenting,
- headed up,
- head up,
- piloting,
- Overseeing,
- heads up.
Paraphrases for Instruct:
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Independent
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Proper noun, singular
indicators.
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Verb, non-3rd person singular present
charge.
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Proper noun, singular
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Other Related
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Proper noun, singular
instructions.
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Verb, base form
entrust, appoint, investigate, order, enjoin, nominate, guide, instructions, outsource, oblige.
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Proper noun, singular
Antonyms for Instruct:
Instruct Sentence Examples:
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189. " And to instruct their pupils in the most thorough and best manner."
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There was no time to instruct counsel, and Mr. Bollan advised to employ none; he had found " lawyers of little service in colony cases."
Hypernym for Instruct:
v.