overeducated

adjective

Definition of overeducatednext
as in enlightened

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Recent Examples of overeducated There’s plenty such wordplay in The Safe House, to the point that the movie can seem like a caricature of overeducated, perpetually growling Parisians shouting for social change, but too self-centered and comfortable in their bourgeois lifestyles to do anything drastic about it. — Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2025 Progressivism, meanwhile, is increasingly obsessed with identity politics and the bugbears of its overeducated elite. — Oren Cass, Foreign Affairs, 12 Feb. 2021 The worlds of crypto and the New York Times rarely intersect, but this week Crypto Twitter snapped to attention in response to the Gray Lady’s weekly Ethicist column, which is sort of a Dear Abby for the liberal, overeducated set. — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune Crypto, 7 Apr. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overeducated
  1. enlightened
  2. skilled
  3. professorial
Adjective
  • But Val is an enlightened practitioner of Eastern spirituality who used to be in shipping in Vladivostok.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2025
  • Even Lochlan and Piper, who think of themselves as more enlightened than their loutish brother and materialistic parents, have a lot of Victoria in them.
    — Noel Murray, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
Definition of enlightened
Adjective
  • For those keeping track, her character – a highly skilled assassin – was a fundamental part of the superhero team known as the Avengers who gave her life in order to procure an Infinity Stone which ultimately defeated extraterrestrial supervillain Thanos and saved the universe.
    — Dan Heching, CNN, 11 Mar. 2025
  • The best communicators are not just skilled speakers but also active listeners who understand the deeper layers of interaction.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Definition of skilled
Adjective
  • His conversational style in interviews is pensive and soft-spoken, almost professorial, which hooked up to the note of insistence just underneath the angel-cake vocal beauty.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 14 Mar. 2025
  • After leaving her professorial position, Darcy started sharing free, educational content on OnlyFans and YouTube.
    — Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of professorial

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“Overeducated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overeducated. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.

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