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
  • Move spring football to June: College football’s current transfer portal windows were installed to sync up with the academic calendar (which will not change) and spring football.
    Scott Dochterman, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
  • The school offers an innovative curriculum that embeds the visual and performing arts into strategies to help students retain academic content — especially those who are struggling with STEM subjects.
    Christopher C. Morphew, Baltimore Sun, 29 Dec. 2024
Definition of academic
Adjective
  • One 2019 scholarly paper found that more than half of bankruptcy filers cited medical expenses as a contributing cause.
    Daniel de Visé, USA TODAY, 28 Dec. 2024
  • This doesn’t seem to be the year for advice books, scholarly tomes or rigor of any sort.
    Judy Knotts, Austin American-Statesman, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of scholarly
Adjective
  • Central Florida Stamp Club: Meetings include auctions and informative lectures.
    Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2024
  • What follows is just a small sampling of this year’s most surprising and informative finds, touching everything from dinosaur social lives to as-yet-undiscovered giants.
    Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Dec. 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
  • When the Kremlin brazenly pulled off another hack-and-leak operation the next year, in Europe, France’s response provided an instructive contrast.
    David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Perhaps Uber’s travails in Southeast Asia can be instructive, both for Western companies seeking to expand internationally and for the region’s various governments.
    Muraly Srinarayanathas, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of instructive
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