100 Other Words for “Instruct”

No.	Term	Definition
1.	Accustom	Make familiar through practice.
2.	Advise	Offer guidance or recommendations.
3.	Apprise	Inform or notify someone.
4.	Assign	Give a task or duty.
5.	Authorize	Grant permission or power.
6.	Break down	Explain in simpler parts.
7.	Brief	Give essential information quickly.
8.	Bring into line	Align with rules or standards.
9.	Bring to light	Make known or understood.
10.	Bring up to speed	Update with needed knowledge.
11.	Build capacity	Develop ability through training.
12.	Build skills	Develop abilities through practice.
13.	Call the shots	Direct decisions and actions.
14.	Clarify	Make meaning easier to understand.
15.	Coach	Train through feedback and practice.
16.	Command	Give an order with authority.
17.	Commission	Charge with a specific task.
18.	Counsel	Give advice and guidance.
19.	Demonstrate	Show how something is done.
20.	Describe	Explain in words or detail.
21.	Detail	Explain with specific information.
22.	Direct	Guide or tell what to do.
23.	Drill	Train by repeated practice.
24.	Educate	Teach knowledge or skills.
25.	Enlighten	Provide understanding or insight.
26.	Equip	Provide needed tools or skills.
27.	Exhort	Urge strongly to act.
28.	Explain	Make something clear by describing.
29.	Familiarize	Make someone acquainted with something.
30.	Field-train	Train on the job.
31.	Form	Shape by teaching or training.
32.	Frame	Present in a guiding way.
33.	Give a rundown	Provide a brief summary.
34.	Give directions	Tell how to proceed.
35.	Give pointers	Offer practical tips.
36.	Give the lowdown	Share essential inside information.
37.	Groom	Prepare for a role or task.
38.	Guide	Lead by advising and directing.
39.	Hand down	Pass on knowledge or rules.
40.	Help	Assist in learning or doing.
41.	Highlight	Emphasize key points.
42.	Indoctrinate	Teach to accept a set of beliefs.
43.	Inform	Give facts or information.
44.	Initiate	Introduce to skills or practices.
45.	Issue orders	Give formal commands.
46.	Justify	Explain reasons or grounds.
47.	Key in	Bring someone into essential details.
48.	Lay down guidelines	State guiding rules clearly.
49.	Lay down the law	State rules firmly.
50.	Lay out	Present steps or plans clearly.
51.	Lead	Guide actions by example or direction.
52.	Lecture	Teach by formal speaking.
53.	Level with	Explain honestly and directly.
54.	Mentor	Guide a learner over time.
55.	Model	Demonstrate behavior to copy.
56.	Notify	Tell officially or formally.
57.	Nurture	Develop through support and teaching.
58.	Order	Direct authoritatively to do something.
59.	Orient	Introduce to new setting or role.
60.	Outline	Give main points or steps.
61.	Oversee	Supervise and guide work.
62.	Point out	Draw attention to something important.
63.	Prepare	Get ready through guidance or training.
64.	Prescribe	Set down rules or actions.
65.	Present	Deliver information for understanding.
66.	Prompt	Cue someone to act or say.
67.	Provide guidance	Give direction and advice.
68.	Put on notice	Formally inform or warn.
69.	Recommend	Suggest as a good course.
70.	Rehearse	Practice under guidance.
71.	Reinforce	Strengthen learning through repetition.
72.	Remind	Cause to remember important points.
73.	Require	Demand as necessary or obligatory.
74.	School	Teach in a structured way.
75.	Set expectations	State required standards clearly.
76.	Set in motion	Initiate actions with guidance.
77.	Set straight	Correct misunderstandings.
78.	Set the record straight	Correct false information.
79.	Show	Demonstrate or reveal how.
80.	Signal	Indicate what to do.
81.	Specify	State clearly and exactly.
82.	Spell out	Explain in full detail.
83.	Steer	Guide direction or decisions.
84.	Supervise	Direct and monitor work.
85.	Supply directions	Provide instructions for action.
86.	Talk through	Explain step by step verbally.
87.	Teach	Help someone learn knowledge or skills.
88.	Tell	Communicate what to do or know.
89.	Train	Develop skills through practice.
90.	Tutor	Teach one-on-one or in small groups.
91.	Unpack	Explain by breaking into parts.
92.	Update	Provide new or current information.
93.	Usher	Guide someone into a process.
94.	Validate	Confirm as correct or acceptable.
95.	Verify	Check and confirm as true.
96.	Vet	Examine and assess thoroughly.
97.	Walk through	Guide step by step.
98.	Warn	Caution about risks or consequences.
99.	Wisen	Make wiser through advice.
100.	Work up	Develop through practice and coaching.