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informative

/ɪnˈfoɹmətɪv/adjective4 syllables

Informative means: serving to instruct or enlighten or inform.

Synonyms for informative29

adjective, as in serving to instruct or enlighten or inform

instructive, clarifying, elucidative, demonstrative, illustrative, didactic, didactical, doctrinaire, educative, educational, explanatory, expository, expositive, interpretative, interpretive, ostensive, preachy, informatory

adjective, as in providing or conveying information

informatory, advisory, consultative, consultatory, consultive, exemplifying, illustrative, newsy, revealing, telling, telltale, instructive

adjective, as in tending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignorance

enlightening, illuminating

Opposites of informative

uninformative

What does informative mean?3

adjective

1

serving to instruct or enlighten or inform

2

providing or conveying information

3

tending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignorance“an enlightening glimpse of government in action”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with informative?2

three syllables

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Informative in a sentence

  • Martin likes to read not only entertaining, but also informative stories.AlanF_US
  • The guided walk through the city centre was very informative.sundown
  • I read informative books as much as I can.mickey86
  • The zoo's educational programs were informative for Adriano.Amastan
  • Tatoeba is full of cliches but also of all types of ingenious, informative and absurd sentences.ella695
  • This is a very informative article.CK

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