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
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.
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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
There are several plot holes, extra scenes clearly included just to boost Sheridan's ego, and the dialogue has become overly preachy and didactic—almost as annoying as Aaron Sorkin's mini-sermons in later seasons of The West Wing, which is saying something.
—Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024
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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
There are several plot holes, extra scenes clearly included just to boost Sheridan's ego, and the dialogue has become overly preachy and didactic—almost as annoying as Aaron Sorkin's mini-sermons in later seasons of The West Wing, which is saying something.
—Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for didactic
Adjective
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But the moralistic sneer didn’t take long to enter the postgame analysis.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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The story is predictably moralistic and, frankly, more worried about conforming to contemporary mores than accurately representing what was going on in Cuba in the 1950s, dramatically speaking anyway.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Depositphotos Participants’ responses to interview questions were instructive.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
27 Apr. 2025
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The exact figures involved have never been clear, but Newcastle’s accounts are instructive.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 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 13 May. 2025.
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