Synonyms

  order (something that someone in authority tells you that you must do): I take orders only from my manager. command (an official order): The captain issued the command to retreat. instruction (an order or direction): I’m under instructions not to let anyone in. directive formal (an official instruction): I have received …

man (an adult male human): He is a handsome man. The boy is a grown man now. guy informal (a man): He is a very nice guy. dude US informal (a man): Who is that dude over there? gentleman formal (a polite word used for a man that you do not know): …

  learn (to gain knowledge or skill in a new subject or activity): I am learning a new language. I learned to swim when I was 6. study (to spend time learning about a subject): I studied medicine at Johns Hopkins University. acquire formal (to learn something, usually by your own effort): They have acquired a …

  knowledge (information, understanding, or skill acquired through experience or education): A baby has no knowledge of good and evil. She has a good knowledge of cooking. experience (knowledge or skill gained through doing, seeing, or feeling things): We will give the job to someone with more experience. learning (knowledge or skills acquired through experience, …

  intelligent (having a high level of mental ability and being good at thinking clearly and understanding ideas): We have selected the most intelligent students. She is very intelligent. clever (intelligent and quick at learning and doing things): Our children are all clever. Mike is quite clever. smart US (clever): …