The indoctrination runs deep.
Source: tatoeba (6121142)
Indoctrination
/ɪnˌdɒktrɪˈneɪʃn/
Synonyms for "indoctrination" (38 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (8)
Noun(2 words)
Strong matches (11)
Noun(3 words)
Related words (19)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: absorption and regurgitation, agitprop, alienation, brainwashing, brainwashing.
- Sentence evidence is available for indoctrination, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from moby, opengloss, derived_reverse.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
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When not to replace "indoctrination"
Keep "indoctrination" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
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Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
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5 entriescivic indoctrinationideological indoctrinationmilitary indoctrinationpolitical indoctrinationreligious indoctrination
Collocations
5 entriesideological indoctrinationindoctrination processmilitary indoctrinationpolitical indoctrinationreligious indoctrination
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
3 entriesSample sentences
6 total sentences available.
The purely autonomous robots were susceptible to an indoctrination into a robotic religion because universe is about probabilities and not absolutes.
Source: tatoeba (6468454)
The current indoctrination in Spanish schools is unacceptable.
Source: tatoeba (11267143)
Born in the time of The Beatles, my generation in the Philippines was the product of more nationalism and less Americanization than what my parents experienced, born during the Swing and Big Band music era. It was in 1937 that the Philippine government adopted Tagalog, an Austronesian language, as the basis of the national language. Filipinos born during the time of "King of Pop" Michael Jackson had much more Tagalog indoctrination, and television shows, anime, and cinema became more Tagalog. Later Filipinos born during the reign of Lady Gaga became more exposed to the Internet, where English was ubiquitous. With floodgates open, the archipelagic nation once again became inundated with the colonial language. It still seemed though that the reading habit was not for the majority because most books there were in English, which the elite gobbled up. The Philippines was a country of about 200 native Austronesian languages, whose ancient origin was Taiwan. What school children learned was Tagalog (alias Filipino) and English, but Taglish, the patois of code-switching between the two languages, was the de facto oral-aural lingua franca in the islands. English was the main written language.
Source: tatoeba (11695493)
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Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "indoctrination"?
Closest matches include absorption and regurgitation, agitprop, alienation, brainwashing, brainwashing.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "indoctrination"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.