While American methods are often successful, the Japanese educational system that produces the most literate people in the world surely has some lessons to teach the U.S.
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Literate
/ˈlɪtəɹət/
Synonyms for "literate" (65 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (13)
Noun(4 words)
Adjective(2 words)
bookishcultural system norms etiquette
Strong matches (20)
Adjective(1 words)
educated citizenries
Related words (32)
literarymandarinpansophicpolyhistoricpolymathpolymathicprofoundscholarlyscholasticstudiousthinkerwhite-collar intellectualwisewise man
Noun(17 words)
literate classliterate individualliterate populationliteratesreaderreadingreading competencereading skillsrecordscientifically literateteach literacytech-savvythe literatestrain intranscribewell-readwrite
Adjective(1 words)
written language development
Related word relations
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More general
20 entriesShowing 16 of 20 words.
More specific
15 entriesacademicbookwormcomputer-literatedata transcriptiondomain trainingeruditefield instructioninternet-literatemanuscript preparationreaderreading instructionscholarsemi-literatewell-readwriting instruction
Collocations
14 entriescomputer-literatedigitally literateliterate adultliterate adultsliterate citizensliterate classliterate cultureliterate inliterate in mathematicsliterate in readingliterate in writingliterate populationliterate readerliterate society
Inflections
5 entriesDerivations
5 entriesAntonyms
1 entriessimilar
4 entriesSample sentences
14 total sentences available.
An illiterate man was fair game for the literate exploiters who contributed to his domination.
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Tom is literate.
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A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination. But when you add to that a literate tongue or pen, then you have something very special.
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