INFORMATIONAL Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

informational

adjective

Definition of informational

as in educational

providing useful information or knowledge an informational presentation from the company's health care provider

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Recent Examples of informational 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 Yet, as in many speculative markets, sophisticated participants often have access to better information, stronger analytical tools and more advanced risk-management techniques than retail participants, giving them an informational edge. — Aneri Jambusaria, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026 Prior to her new role, DeGregorio served as senior vice president, managing director of sales for educational/informational programming for HMPG since 2022. — Mya Copeland, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026 Around 350 residents turned up a few weeks ago to an informational meeting about the center that quickly turned loud, disruptive and unproductive. — Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026 Compliance checks would ensure trading entities maintain informational barriers with their sibling exchange, including the use of separate physical offices. — Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 6 Oct. 2026 The information provided is for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. — Dr. Karen Tang, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2026 As Rees sees it, legacy institutions are ill-equipped to arbitrate informational or cultural truths in a network-first world. — Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for informational

Adjective

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

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

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

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

Definition of educative

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