EDUCATIVE Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

educative

adjective

ˈe-jə-ˌkā-tiv

Definition of educative

as in educational

providing useful information or knowledge college students discover that what they experience outside the classroom can be just as educative as anything that happens within

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Recent Examples of educative That role corresponds to public service broadcasters which do have a brief to ensure educative children’s entertainment. — John Hopewell, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026 Perhaps most consequential in this move will be the expansion of the states’ authority and responsibility for educative quality within their jurisdictions. — Blake D. Morant, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025 While apples-to-apples comparisons aren’t possible, a look at the streaming businesses is educative for identifying longer-term trends. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 11 Apr. 2025 The transformative retreats take place in Portugal and Sayulita, Mexico, and combine an impressive range of treatments and educative modalities. — Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 13 June 2024 Such educative and supportive environments have been linked to safer schools. — F. Chris Curran, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2024

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For example, any school that gets federal money must ensure that students have equal chances to take advantage of educational opportunities, whether or not English is their native language.

— Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 22 Oct. 2026
De Rham, working closely with Mancini, was able to activate people from across the sector, from small educational nonprofits to large theaters that reliably receive line item funding in the governor’s budget each year.

— Lucy Gellman, Hartford Courant, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of educational

Adjective

The enduring travails of the Shinnecock Indian Nation, landed cousins of the Montauketts in eastern Long Island, are instructive.

— Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2026
How Davis, Lee, and others convinced themselves of their cause, although instructive to the working of the human mind, is immaterial to the facts of American history.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of instructive

Adjective

But their subjective descriptions were a little more informative.

— Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 20 Oct. 2026
These informative passages function similarly to footnotes, but without the disruption of having to read minuscule print at the bottom of the page.

— Heller McAlpin, Christian Science Monitor, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of informative

Adjective

An instructional league, the focus is on getting the youngsters to focus and on team building.

— Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
The district has a formal process for challenging instructional materials, which requires parents to first raise objections with their school’s principal before appealing to the district through a reconsideration form.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of instructional

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In an era before social media, Wikipedians’ real-time aggregation of news about the attacks established it as a serious informational resource.

— Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026
This article is for informational purposes only and is not financial advice.

— Manny Khan, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026

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