as in moralizing
marked by or given to preaching moral values
the poet's works became increasingly didactic after his religious conversion
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Recent Examples of didactic
There’s a didactic, Brechtian structure to the movie — Brecht is cited several times in the dialogue — in which Jude asks the viewer to question what the death of Ion means in a society wracked by rampant capitalism, racist nationalism and religious extremism.
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Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025
Either way, that both these possibilities suddenly exist on screen bifurcates the story between two equally didactic possibilities when its strengths lie in lingering uncertainties.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 18 Feb. 2025
Tasty as Thanksgiving dinner might be, nothing exists in Brian Land without at least a few didactic dimensions, and there’s always room for art.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 28 Nov. 2024
Perhaps that sounds didactic; rest assured that her novels foreground richly specific narratives about individual characters.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 14 Jan. 2025
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Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025
Either way, that both these possibilities suddenly exist on screen bifurcates the story between two equally didactic possibilities when its strengths lie in lingering uncertainties.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 18 Feb. 2025
Tasty as Thanksgiving dinner might be, nothing exists in Brian Land without at least a few didactic dimensions, and there’s always room for art.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 28 Nov. 2024
Perhaps that sounds didactic; rest assured that her novels foreground richly specific narratives about individual characters.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 14 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for didactic
Adjective
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Aster isn’t merely mocking them; his real point is that moralistic self-righteousness has become a kind of addiction in America.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
16 May 2025
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But the moralistic sneer didn’t take long to enter the postgame analysis.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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His current gig at the forestry nonprofit Canopy, which helps companies scale deforestation-free innovations, has been instructive, even though there isn’t much overlap between sustainable viscose and the bovine leather alternatives that Brave GentleMan touted.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
9 May 2025
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The leadership team’s characterization of the business climate and the outlook, while subjective, can be instructive.—
Catherine Brock,
Forbes.com,
5 May 2025
Adjective
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Such preachy, doctrinaire, often repellant art may be made to draw attention to this or that social issue, but it is surely not produced to entertain.—
Peter Tonguette,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
14 Mar. 2025
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The narrative has its share of tonal inconsistencies that can make the film feel quite preachy.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
23 Feb. 2025
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The preacher’s experience, insights and emotions all come into play when composing the homiletic text.—
Joanne M. Pierce,
The Conversation,
6 July 2023
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There’s a word for this style of narrative preaching—homiletic.—
Jo Livingstone,
The New Republic,
6 Apr. 2021
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“Didactic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/didactic. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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