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instruction
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of INSTRUCTION
1
a statement of what to do that must be obeyed by those concerned <needed an administrative assistant who was good at following instructions>
Synonyms behest, charge, commandment, decree, dictate, direction, directive, do, edict, imperative, injunction, instruction, order, word
Related Words demand, requirement; mandate; countermand, counterorder; law, precept, prescript, prescription, rule; ordinance, regulation, statute
2
the act or process of imparting knowledge or skills to another <the view that the instruction of our nation's youth should be our highest priority>
Related Words didactics, pedagogics, pedagogy; higher education, higher learning; coaching, conditioning, cultivation, preparation, readying; development, direction, guidance, nurturance, nurturing; edification, enlightenment, improvement
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