Synonyms for informative
- adjective
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Instructive — providing information; especially, providing useful or interesting information
2. Enlightening
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Providing information; especially, providing useful or interesting information.
I read a very informative newspaper article on that subject last week.
- adj. 2
Of a standard or specification, not specifying requirements, but merely providing information.
Related words
- Word family
- informatively inform information informatory
Example sentences
- educational I know an educational psychologist and I hate her.
- instructive For me, Tatoeba is a nice and instructive pastime.
- didactic Mistakes have great didactic value.
- explanatory Our astrological superiority is fairly self-explanatory.
- enlightening Donating has been an enlightening experience for him.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| informative | steady | |
| educational | falling | |
| instructive | steady | |
| didactic | steady | |
| educative | falling | |
| explanatory | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 8 letters
- advisory4, didactic3
- 9 letters
- revealing3, educative4
- 11 letters
- educational5, explanatory5, instructive3, informatory, elucidative5
- 12 letters
- illuminating5, enlightening4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (advisory4 = 4 syllables).