Literacy Synonyms and Antonyms

lĭtər-ə-sē
The process of directing learning
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. refinement
  2. scholarship
  3. knowledgeability
Ability to read
(Noun)
Antonyms:
  1. illiteracy
  2. ignorance

Words Related to Literacy

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. education
  2. literate
  3. knowledge
  4. numeracy
  5. oracy
  6. literacy-numeracy
  7. ict
  8. learning
  9. curriculum
  10. teaching
  11. child-development
  12. pre-school
  13. preschool

Literacy Sentence Examples

  • The tendency is therefore clearly toward an ultimate higher literacy for females; a natural result where the two sexes enjoy equal facilities of schooling, and the females greater leisure.

  • Why was the revival of literacy such a key element in Alfred's reforms?

  • The school has shown a high level of literacy attainment for its intake.

  • For those who have prohibitive schedules or cannot afford to enroll in a complete degree program, one alternative is volunteering in an educational or literacy capacity with a nonprofit program or school district.

  • School-based programs from early childhood onward that teach conflict resolution, emotional literacy, and anger management skills have been shown to interrupt the development of antisocial behavior in low-risk students.

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