informational

adjective

Definition of informationalnext
as in educational
providing useful information or knowledge an informational presentation from the company's health care provider

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Recent Examples of informational This article is for general informational purposes and does not constitute legal advice. — Ascend Agency, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2026 The bill would also require campuses to notify students about available services through websites, informational materials and campus communications. — Mckenna Mobley, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026 Adding that to attending networking events, asking for referrals, and setting up informational networking interviews can take up time and energy that does not always yield results. — Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026 Missouri residents can access informational presentations about Benton’s life work for free. — Zuri Primos july 26, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026 Some agencies that once oversaw SNAP-Ed programming are keeping their informational and training materials online. — Joe Hernandez, NPR, 23 July 2026 Unlike general streaming platforms that offer a limited selection of documentaries, Curiosity Stream focuses entirely on educational and informational programming. — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 23 July 2026 That long build-up points to years of unmet informational and care needs finally surfacing. — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 July 2026 Carden played Janet — an informational assistant who fell somewhere between human and robot — on the NBC comedy. — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for informational
  1. educational
  2. informative
  3. instructional
  4. instructive
  5. educative
Adjective
  • Those changes and an educational campaign in New Mexico would be subject to review by the state.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • At least that’s what many educational AI platforms are touting.
    — Beth Collums, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of educational
Adjective
  • The main event figures to be an entertaining and informative war.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The show will be informative, fast paced, and packed full of big personalities.
    — Ellie Austin, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of informative
Adjective
  • Instead of treating screens as the default tool for instruction, some schools are directing teachers to use laptops only when the technology adds clear instructional value.
    — Janice Mak, The Conversation, 30 July 2026
  • The question is whether accommodations are sometimes being asked to solve motivational, organizational, or instructional problems that require different solutions.
    — Scott White, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of instructional
Adjective
  • The more instructive part, however, is Tony’s time in the chaotic Flagship kitchen, where Chef turns a blind eye to the cocaine and weed circulating but has strict rules about timekeeping and efficiency.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 29 July 2026
  • Stacy Bernstein’s version is less dramatic and more instructive.
    — Jasmine Browley, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of instructive
Adjective
  • 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
Definition of educative

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“Informational.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/informational. Accessed 7 Aug. 2026.

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