informative

adjective

in·​for·​ma·​tive in-ˈfȯr-mə-tiv How to pronounce informative (audio)
Synonyms of informative
: imparting knowledge : instructive
informatively adverb
informativeness noun

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some websites for family vacation resorts are very informative and some are practically useless
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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 But those are likely to be the exceptions, and the average picture across the genome’s three billion bases should be informative. — ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026 But certain guessers are surprisingly astute in ways that are mesmerizing to watch and occasionally informative. — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 28 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for informative

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First Known Use

1646, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of informative was in 1646

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informative

adjective
in·​for·​ma·​tive in-ˈfȯr-mət-iv How to pronounce informative (audio)
: providing knowledge : instructive
an informative book
informatively adverb
informativeness noun

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