INFORMATORY Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

informatory

adjective

in-ˈfȯr-mə-ˌtȯr-ē

Definition of informatory

as in informational

providing useful information or knowledge an informatory brochure is available for first-time visitors to the historic site

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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

But Florida has decisively moved beyond an educational system dominated by a single operator — the school district — and toward a new construct where multiple operators provide choices for families.

— Thibaut Delloue, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
During this week’s visit, the delegation also met with the Jesuit Refugee Service and the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, a department that promotes human rights, both of which Rattenbury said were educational experiences.

— Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of educational

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

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

An instructional league, the focus is on getting the youngsters to focus and on team building.

— Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
The district has a formal process for challenging instructional materials, which requires parents to first raise objections with their school’s principal before appealing to the district through a reconsideration form.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of instructional

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