educative

adjective

ˈe-jə-ˌkā-tiv How to pronounce educative (audio)
Definition of educativenext
as in educational
providing useful information or knowledge college students discover that what they experience outside the classroom can be just as educative as anything that happens within

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Recent Examples of educative 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 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 The transformative retreats take place in Portugal and Sayulita, Mexico, and combine an impressive range of treatments and educative modalities. — Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 13 June 2024 Such educative and supportive environments have been linked to safer schools. — F. Chris Curran, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for educative
  1. educational
  2. instructive
  3. informative
  4. instructional
  5. informational
Adjective
  • The basket includes educational books, a baby blanket, a onesie, a toy and information about local and national organizations.
    — Idaho Statesman, 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
Definition of educational
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
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
  • 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
  • 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

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

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