educational

adjective

Definition of educationalnext
1
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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2
as in academic
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 The basket includes educational books, a baby blanket, a onesie, a toy and information about local and national organizations. — Idaho Statesman, 5 Nov. 2026 Kino Lorber is planning a 2027 theatrical release followed by a digital, educational, and home video release. — Alex Ritman, Variety, 5 Nov. 2026 Apart from any educational lessons your kids might pick up from the songs, singing together as a family is an opportunity to bond with your child in their world, on their terms. — Parents, 5 Nov. 2026 Anyway, these protests are, in this way, now expanding beyond a critique of just the educational system to broad socioeconomic issues. — Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2026 Bye, a parent and former president of parent-teacher clubs at two district schools, had worked as a substitute teacher and educational food-service executive. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026 In our educational sessions, medical doctors were cited as sources alongside biblical prophets, reflecting the range of authorities Hallelujah dieters recognize. — Adrienne Krone, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2026 Sentencing set to let Suh finish semester Columbia declined to comment Monday, citing educational privacy laws. — Jennifer Peltz, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026 High school students in France protesting for basic educational needs have been joined by hundreds of thousands of multigenerational protesters angry about the soaring cost of living. — Sarah Gidick, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for educational
  1. instructional
  2. academic
  3. educative
  4. scholarly
  5. informational
  6. scholastic
  7. informative
  8. instructive
Adjective
  • Candidates should be evaluated on subject knowledge, instructional skill, and their ability to teach students from different backgrounds.
    — Ilya Shapiro, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
  • The two aircraft involved were a Robinson R-22, which was the instructional flight, and an Airbus AS350, which was on a maintenance flight, the NTSB said.
    — Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of instructional
Adjective
  • Many academic researchers publish only a handful of papers each year, seeking scientific discoveries or solutions to everyday problems facing businesses and government agencies.
    — TODD WALLACK THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Model procedures should provide timely notice, straightforward requests, and alternative assignments without academic penalties.
    — Ilya Shapiro, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of academic
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
  • In 2013, the ASA was one of the first major American scholarly associations to endorse an academic boycott of Israel.
    — Nancy Koppelman, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The manuscript comprises the Bible (Old and New Testaments) and an assortment of other ancient historical, scholarly, and religious writings.
    — Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of scholarly
Adjective
  • During an informational webinar IFG hosted in February, Aydin, the embryologist, was upfront that many factors can cause fertility issues in older women, and that a mitochondrial donation might not solve them.
    — Megan Molteni, STAT, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Woods and his crew publish excellent informational hunting content on his website, Growing Deer TV.
    — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of informational
Adjective
  • Jackson voted in June 2023 to accept a committee recommendation against passing LD 930, legislation seeking to restrict participation in women’s and girls’ scholastic sports.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The coming-of-age drama, based on Coffey’s life, follows a high school student with mild cerebral palsy trying to wrestle for the school’s scholastic wrestling team.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of scholastic
Adjective
  • And that’s gonna be by having a variety of voices there, having a tone that’s welcoming and being interesting and informative.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2026
  • But their subjective descriptions were a little more informative.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of informative
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

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“Educational.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/educational. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026.

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