as in instructive
providing useful information or knowledge
some Web sites for family vacation resorts are very informative and some are practically useless
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Recent Examples of informative
With nineteenth-century power dynamics resurgent, the former U.S. diplomat Mary Thompson-Jones’s recent book, America in the Arctic, offers a timely and informative narrative of how the United States acquired and maintained its status as an Arctic power.
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Michael Albertus, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
David Ely, San Diego State University NO: Commercial speech by pharmaceutical companies that is truthful and informative should be protected.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2025
Overall, the cheese reading was insightful, informative and accurate.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 20 June 2025
Consider producing informative, concise videos to provide optionality for content consumption while showcasing your personality.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
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Michael Albertus, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
David Ely, San Diego State University NO: Commercial speech by pharmaceutical companies that is truthful and informative should be protected.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2025
Overall, the cheese reading was insightful, informative and accurate.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 20 June 2025
Consider producing informative, concise videos to provide optionality for content consumption while showcasing your personality.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for informative
Recent Examples of Synonyms for informative
Adjective
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It was reported in the English and Australian press, which was instructive as administrators from other countries with major T20 leagues were seemingly oblivious to the developments.—
Tristan Lavalette,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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Although such gory tales push the story along, what makes América, America instructive is Grandin’s focus on the way that Latin American thinkers have advocated for important social rights from the very foundation of their republics.—
Carolina A. Miranda,
The Atlantic,
30 June 2025
Adjective
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This educative strategy should include highlighting the many ways that lawyers selflessly give back to their communities.—
Blake D. Morant,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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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
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“Informative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/informative. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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