well-read

Definitions

Having read many books and possessing extensive knowledge through reading.

Highly educated or informed as a result of wide and varied reading.

Examples

She is an incredibly well-read individual who can discuss literature from almost any century.

To be a successful critic, one must be well-read in a variety of genres and historical periods.

Synonyms

erudite knowledgeable literate scholarly educated learned well-informed

Antonyms

ignorant uneducated illiterate uninformed unlettered unschooled unenlightened