educational

adjective

Definition of educationalnext
1
as in instructional
providing useful information or knowledge we found the talk on easy ways for families to recycle household products very educational

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2
as in academical
of or relating to schooling or learning especially at an advanced level the community college strives to meet the educational needs of the residents of its urban location

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for educational
  1. educative
  2. academic
  3. scholarly
  4. informative
  5. scholastic
  6. instructive
Adjective
  • The trend of clients seeking out educative experiences outside of the classroom continues to bubble, and this new epic pilgrimage is designed to celebrate the many life lessons Greek mythology presents while igniting children’s curiosity for the world through the ancient hero’s journey.
    Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
  • The transformative retreats take place in Portugal and Sayulita, Mexico, and combine an impressive range of treatments and educative modalities.
    Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 13 June 2024
Definition of educative
Adjective
  • The Los Angeles Unified School District reported 11 incidents of nitrous oxide possession during the 2023-24 academic school year.
    Jasmine Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Most men’s rights activists, however, turned their attention to laws at the state and local level during the 1980s and 1990s, along with academic understandings of gender violence.
    Theresa Iker / Made by History, TIME, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of academic
Adjective
  • As higher education continued to develop, facilities and programs burnished scholarly reputations as modern universities emerged in cities like Paris and Bologna.
    Brian Mitchell, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Young Ed Klum was musical, scholarly, and athletic.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of scholarly
Adjective
  • Central Florida Stamp Club: Meetings include auctions and informative lectures.
    Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Secret Nature – Best Delta-8 Disposable Vapes ● 25% off your first order ● More than 15,000 5-star reviews ● Detailed and informative blog ● Fast and discreet shipping The final brand on our list of best Delta-8 brands is Secret Nature.
    Amplified Content Studio, The Mercury News, 26 Nov. 2024
Definition of informative
Adjective
  • Starting this scholastic year, the program is donating 175,000 euros to institutions located in the U.S. and U.K. Plans are afoot to expand globally in the future.
    Jennifer Weil, WWD, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Public health, the work of public health cannot be principally scholastic.
    Washington Post Live, Washington Post, 25 July 2024
Definition of scholastic
Adjective
  • The results will notably cover some of the important holiday shopping period, and management’s commentary on shopper behavior in the quarter — and what is expected in the coming weeks — will be instructive.
    Paulina Likos, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The research showed forcing out Mexicans was similar to blocking Chinese immigrants decades earlier, instructive given that the Peri, Lee and Yasenov study used different data and focused on a different group and period.
    Stuart Anderson, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of instructive
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