/ Thesaurus / I Synonyms of instructed Find synonyms for: Verb1. teach, learn, instruct, informusage: impart skills or knowledge to; "I taught them French"; "He instructed me in building a boat"2. instruct, order, tell, enjoin, sayusage: give instructions or directions for some task; "She instructed the students to work on their pronunciation"3. instruct, apprise, apprize, informusage: make aware of; "Have the students been apprised of the tuition hike?"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: nefarious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language