INSTRUCTIONAL Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

instructional

adjective

Definition of instructional

as in educational

providing useful information or knowledge an instructional DVD on home repair for do-it-yourselfers

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Recent Examples of instructional 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, 20 Oct. 2026 As state takeovers of Texas school districts become more widespread, including in Tarrant County, educators are focused on using as much instructional time as possible to ensure students are performing on grade level. — Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2026 Many school districts increased their instructional weekly time for English and mathematics, with average increases of 47% for English and 37% for mathematics from 2001 to 2007. — Liza Bondurant, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 2026 Courses will focus on teaching methods, instructional development and educational research. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026 Witness testifies Birchmore was excited to be pregnant The second witness to testify was Cheryl Carlson, a school principal in Auburn who previously hired Birchmore to be an instructional assistant working with students in Sharon. — Kristina Rex, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026 In the study, a group of players were asked to dribble a ball through a set of cones, up and down the field, as the researchers used a series of instructional cues for the players. — Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026 Mack wants school districts to cross-check the DOE’s official list of removed books with their own list of instructional materials and library books for review. — Ana Goñi-Lessan, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026

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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

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

Definition of informational

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

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

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