lesson Synonyms
Another word for lesson
• noun (Context 1)
A period of learning or teaching, or a specific amount of instruction given at one time.
"She takes a forty-five-minute piano class every Tuesday afternoon."
• noun (Context 2)
An experience, event, or example that serves to warn, instruct, or impart moral wisdom.
"The sudden collapse of the company served as a sobering warning in financial risk management."
• noun (Context 3)
A passage from the Bible or another sacred text read aloud during a religious service.
"The congregation listened attentively as the lay reader delivered the first reading from Isaiah."
• verb (Context 4)
To instruct, teach, or admonish someone (now rare or literary).
"Harsh experience had thoroughly lessoned him in the value of patience and restraint."
Opposites of lesson
The opposite of lesson shifts depending on context. Common opposites include: