Synonyms for reading
ˈrɛd ɪŋread·ing

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1. reading

   Education (Latin educere, to lead or draw out) is the systematic development and cultivation of the mind and other natural powers. "Education is the harmonious development of all our faculties. It begins in the nursery, and goes on at school, but does not end there. It continues through life, whether we will or not.... 'Every person,' says Gibbon, 'has two educations, one which he receives from others, and one more important, which he gives himself.'" John Lubbock The Use of Life ch. vii, p. 111. [Macmillan & Co. '94.] Instruction, the impartation of knowledge by others (Latin instruere, to build in or into) is but a part of education, often the smallest part. Teaching is the more familiar and less formal word for instruction. Training refers not merely to the impartation of knowledge, but to the exercising of one in actions with the design to form habits. Discipline is systematic and rigorous training, with the idea of subjection to authority and perhaps of punishment. Tuition is the technical term for teaching as the business of an instructor or as in the routine of a school; tuition is narrower than teaching, not, like the latter word, including training. Study is emphatically what one does for himself. We speak of the teaching, training, or discipline, but not of the education or tuition of a dog or a horse. Breeding and nurture include teaching and training, especially as directed by and dependent upon home life and personal association; breeding having reference largely to manners with such qualities as are deemed distinctively characteristic of high birth; nurture (literally nourishing) having more direct reference to moral qualities, not overlooking the physical and mental. Knowledge and learning tell nothing of mental development apart from the capacity to acquire and remember, and nothing whatever of that moral development which is included in education in its fullest and noblest sense; learning, too, may be acquired by one's unaided industry, but any full education must be the result in great part of instruction, training, and personal association. Study is emphatically what one does for himself, and in which instruction and tuition can only point the way, encourage the student to advance, and remove obstacles; vigorous, persevering study is one of the best elements of training. Study is also used in the sense of the thing studied, a subject to be mastered by study, a studious pursuit. Compare KNOWLEDGE; REFINEMENT; WISDOM.

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   Synonyms:
   breeding, cultivation, culture, development, discipline, education, information, instruction, knowledge, learning, nurture, schooling, study, teaching, training, tuition

   Antonyms:
   ignorance, illiteracy

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1. readingnoun

   the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message

   "his main reading was detective stories"; "suggestions for further reading"

   Synonyms:
   recital, meter reading, reading material, indication, interpretation, recitation, version

2. readingnoun

   a particular interpretation or performance

   "on that reading it was an insult"; "he was famous for his reading of Mozart"

   Synonyms:
   recital, meter reading, reading material, indication, interpretation, recitation, version

3. reading, meter reading, indicationnoun

   a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument

   "he could not believe the meter reading"; "the barometer gave clear indications of an approaching storm"

   Synonyms:
   recitation, reading material, meter reading, interpretation, recital, indicant, denotation, version, indication

4. reading, reading materialnoun

   written material intended to be read

   "the teacher assigned new readings"; "he bought some reading material at the airport"

   Synonyms:
   recitation, reading material, meter reading, interpretation, recital, version, indication

5. interpretation, reading, versionnoun

   a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something

   Synonyms:
   rendition, reading material, interpretation, recitation, recital, interlingual rendition, adaptation, variation, variant, version, rendering, translation, indication, interpreting, edition, meter reading

6. Readingnoun

   a city on the River Thames in Berkshire in southern England

   Synonyms:
   recital, meter reading, reading material, indication, interpretation, recitation, version

7. recitation, recital, readingnoun

   a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance

   "the program included songs and recitations of well-loved poems"

   Synonyms:
   narration, yarn, recitation, reading material, meter reading, practice session, drill, version, course session, exercise, recital, practice, class period, indication, interpretation

8. reading, meter readingnoun

   the act of measuring with meters or similar instruments

   "he has a job meter reading for the gas company"

   Synonyms:
   recitation, reading material, meter reading, interpretation, recital, version, indication

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1. • England
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   • Interpretation
   • Linguistic Process
   • Public Speaking
   • Representation
   • Written Communication

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. readingnoun

   Synonyms:
   perusal

2. readingnoun

   Synonyms:
   study of books

3. readingnoun

   Synonyms:
   version, interpretation, lection

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1. readingnoun

   Synonyms:
   perusal, recitation, prelection

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1. List of paraphrases for "reading":

   read, readings, read-, readout, lecture, treatment, interpretation, reader, perusal, time, lu, bed

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1. Paul Cameron:

   The problem with reading is that everybody reads at a different reading speed. So what Booktrack does is as you read we know how many words are on the page, every time you turn the page we're measuring how fast or slow you're reading, and then the soundtrack dynamically adjusts to match.

2. Herman Wouk:

   If they're reading, then I've done what I set out to do, ... And so far, so good.

3. Aloo Denish Obiero:

   The beauty of reading lies in its ability to transform the ordinary into the extraordinary.

4. John Derek Norvell:

   As I was reading about it, I said - you know what - we need to bring the holiday back.

5. Sheikh Saif Bin Ahmed Al-Thani:

   A full reading of that text will show that the intent of the 2013/14 agreements was to ensure that sovereign GCC nations be able cooperate within a clear framework.