Synonyms for instructive
- adjective
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Adjective
Definitions
- adj. 1
Conveying knowledge, information or instruction.
Well, that was an instructive lesson.
Example sentences
- educational I know an educational psychologist and I hate her.
- informative Yanni watched a very informative video about COVID-19.
- didactic Mistakes have great didactic value.
- edifying The pastor's sermons may bore you, but they are morally edifying.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| instructive | steady | |
| educational | falling | |
| informative | steady | |
| didactic | steady | |
| edifying | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- preachy2
- 8 letters
- didactic3, edifying4
- 9 letters
- educative4
- 10 letters
- preceptive
- 11 letters
- educational5, informative4, informatory
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (preachy2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- instructif
- Español
- informativo
- Deutsch
- lehrreich