INFORMATIONAL Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

informational

adjective

Definition of informational

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 Anything that changes this informational state can change the prediction. — Hamilton Mann, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026 These traders typically opened an account and quickly placed a highly successful long-shot bet in niche markets where insiders may have an informational edge, before in many cases cashing out and disappearing. — Douglas Gillison, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026 This article is for general informational and educational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. — Matthew Kayser, Kansas City Star, 20 Aug. 2026 This content is provided as part of our editorial output for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial, investment, tax or legal advice or a recommendation to buy any security or other financial asset. — Stephanie Link, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026 Why Sensory Engagement Still Matters Digital commerce is largely visual and informational. — Connie Etemadi, Freep.com, 18 Aug. 2026 That’s according to Kim Robinson, vice president of state government affairs for CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, in an informational panel about the AHEAD model at the Maryland Association of Counties summer conference Thursday. — Danielle J. Brown, Baltimore Sun, 14 Aug. 2026 One is usually informational, and one is a fictional read for fun. — Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2026 The judge ordered Facebook and Instagram to build banner and informational screens to clearly explain its protection features, best practices, tools to address inappropriate comments, for example, and display them regularly. — CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026

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Adjective

What the state won't or can't tell us California's Office of Youth and Community Restoration, or OYCR, oversees the LRP educational pathway programs that its director describes as a prison-to-university pipeline.

— Julie Watts August 20, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
The strikes hit 12 locations across Kyiv’s Darnytskyi, Sviatoshynskyi and Solomianskyi districts, damaging residential buildings, a medical facility and an educational institution.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of educational

Adjective

In high school and young adulthood, music became a highly informative medium that rewired his brain.

— Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 24 Aug. 2026
My column’s vast and varied archive of roughly 25 years’ worth of entertaining and informative content, combined with my rare combination of being a skilled photographer and a professional writer, is what sets me apart from other content providers.

— Jan Wagner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of informative

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Lyons began her career with CMS in 2017 as a high school English teacher, later serving as an assistant principal and instructional specialist.

— Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 21 Aug. 2026
Some of the expectations included not using free time on a Chromebook as a reward and having clear routines posted in each classroom, including that laptops must be closed during instructional time.

— Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of instructional

Adjective

To Brian, films are not instructive models for living but exist purely as aesthetic objects and experiences that can be appreciated entirely in and of themselves.

— John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026
Peninah Ndegwa spent years studying urban planning, but one of her most instructive moments in the field occurred far from a classroom.

— Ryan Lenora Brown, Christian Science Monitor, 20 Aug. 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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