informatory

adjective

in-ˈfȯr-mə-ˌtȯr-ē How to pronounce informatory (audio)
Definition of informatorynext
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for informatory
  1. informational
  2. educational
  3. informative
  4. educative
  5. instructive
  6. instructional
Adjective
  • 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
Definition of informational
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
  • The Kaminski House Museum, the South Carolina Maritime Museum, and the Rice Museum are equally informative (and can be visited in just a day).
    — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2026
  • So [studying history] is informative for current decision-making.
    — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of informative
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
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
  • 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
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“Informatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/informatory. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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