EDUCATIONAL Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

educational

adjective

Definition of educational

as in instructional

providing useful information or knowledge we found the talk on easy ways for families to recycle household products very educational

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of or relating to schooling or learning especially at an advanced level the community college strives to meet the educational needs of the residents of its urban location

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Recent Examples of educational In 1966, the federal government commissioned a massive survey aimed at solving educational inequality. — Rund Abdelfatah, NPR, 3 Sep. 2026 The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service estimate that up to 18,000 private schools, colleges and other educational institutions nationwide could be affected by the proposal. — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026 Her grandmother served as chair of the educational committee of the National Women Suffrage Association, and also helped rescue members of her family, who were Jewish, from Germany during the mid-1930s. — Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026 The trend has stoked both hopes and fears around AI’s educational uses. — Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026 Members will need to demonstrate a minimum monthly income of at least 80 hours per month through employment, community services or work programs, or educational programs. — Isa Almeida, Oklahoman, 2 Sep. 2026 The wait for an educational exhibition called Daisy Chain Reaction was, by noon, an hour and counting. — Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2026 The conference’s athletic trainers also meet annually each May to discuss the handbook and recommendations for both educational purposes and to check for updates, according to Naumovich. — Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 1 Sep. 2026 The film’s release will be supported by a global impact campaign in partnership with a network of NGOs, UN Agencies and educational institutions. — Mya Copeland, Variety, 1 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for educational

Adjective

Reyes Estrada, instructional coordinator for HVAC, said there’s no comparison between the old center and the new, the former of which was dark and cramped.

— Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
According to Dylan’s complaint, the assault occurred during the filming of an instructional basketball video by several Lakers players in the Campbell Hall gym.

— Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of instructional

Adjective

Advertisement Unfortunately, some of my academic and clinical colleagues have dismissed this approach.

— David H. Rosmarin, Time, 29 Aug. 2026
Hutton said Calumet College regularly sends representatives to the school to monitor it, including its governance system and academic programs.

— Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of academic

Adjective

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

Definition of educative

Adjective

Michael came home from the urgent-care center with an informational packet that included this advice.

— Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
This informational and educational article does not offer or constitute, and should not be relied upon as tax or financial advice.

— Cicely Jones, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of informational

Adjective

The museum, spanning a former cell block wing, is a deeply informative and well curated journey through the evolution of the nation’s penal system.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2026
The company also offers a family-friendly first-hand lobstering experience, an informative precursor to a waterside meal at Ogunquit Beach Lobster House.

— Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of informative

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Summaries of their sins and absurdities have now filled several books, but a sampler is instructive.

— Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 30 Aug. 2026
What The Flows Actually Show Cordros made a second observation in that April note which has travelled less widely than its dollar range, and which is the more instructive of the two.

— Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026

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