instructed
Told someone how
Instructed is the past tense of instruct, meaning to teach, direct, or give orders to someone.
A person who has been instructed has received guidance or commands: The lawyer instructed her client not to speak.
It can also mean formally taught: He was instructed in the proper technique.
In legal contexts, a jury is instructed when the judge explains applicable law.
Having received formal instruction
- trainedTaught a skill
- tutoredGave private instruction
- coachedGuided toward improvement
- schooledFormally taught something
mentored · drilled · briefed · prepared · guided · enlightened · informed · lectured
educated
Having received formal instruction
schooled · mentored · drilled · briefed · prepared · guided · enlightened · informed · lectured · demonstrated
ordered
Arranged or commanded
- directedGave guidance or orders
- dictatedImposed without discussion
- decreedFormally ordered by authority
enjoined · mandated · charged · bade · told · prescribed · required · demanded · commissioned · assigned
counseled
Gave thoughtful advice
- directedGave guidance or orders
- guidedLed with assistance
- recommendedEndorsed as worthwhile
suggested · urged · cautioned · warned · notified · apprised · told · reminded · prompted · cued
instructeduninstructed
Not given directions
untaught · untrained · uninformed · uneducated · ignorant
instructeduninstructed
Not given directions
undirected · unguided · unsupervised · autonomous · self-directed
instructeduntrained
Lacking learned skills
unskilled · incompetent · inexperienced · illiterate · stupid
- instruction manualWritten usage directions
- drill instructorMilitary trainer of recruits
- driving instructorTeaches new motorists
- ski instructorAlpine technique teacher
- clear instructionsUnambiguous directions for action
- assembly instructionsGuide for construction
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