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 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 Along with the extended calendar, Crowley ISD increased instructional time, compensated high-performing teachers and provided more individualized support for students. — Lina Ruiz october 8, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 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 Under its extreme heat protocol, Pittsburgh Public Schools monitors classroom temperatures during heat waves and considers remote learning when instructional spaces reach 90 degrees or higher. — Rebecca Smullin Dawson, The Conversation, 25 Sep. 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 Schools across the state should replicate what both districts are doing, Lowe said, particularly Moore’s New Teacher Induction Academy, which provides orientation, instructional coaching, mentorship and professional development to recent hires. — Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice, 21 Sep. 2026 One underestimated retention factor is strong, supportive instructional leadership. — Kellie Lauth, Forbes.com, 21 Sep. 2026

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Adjective

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
Courses will focus on teaching methods, instructional development and educational research.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of educational

Adjective

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

Definition of informational

Adjective

Coleman found instructive a 1938 ruling in favor of the Pittsburgh Pirates, who challenged a radio station that placed observers on a rooftop next to Forbes Field and paid them to provide play-by-play for an unauthorized radio broadcast.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 15 Oct. 2026
An instructive discussion about how these evolving markets are approached by one of the sharpest trading firms in the financial industry.

— Michael Santoli, CNBC, 13 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

That gap between surgical and non-surgical figures is informative.

— William Jones, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026
The assumed inference is that travelers rely on Google for their travel needs and that informative brochures and knowledgeable attendants are a quaint idea that has outlived its usefulness.

— Frank Hosek, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026

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