as in informative
providing useful information or knowledge
an instructive demonstration of the proper way to pack a suitcase so your clothes don't arrive in a mess
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Depositphotos Participants’ responses to interview questions were instructive.
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New Atlas, 27 Apr. 2025
The exact figures involved have never been clear, but Newcastle’s accounts are instructive.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2025
Recognize and reward both successful implementations and instructive failures that generate organizational learning.
—Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
This week’s announcement by Group M’s CEO Brian Lesser was particularly instructive.
—Howard Homonoff, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
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New Atlas, 27 Apr. 2025
The exact figures involved have never been clear, but Newcastle’s accounts are instructive.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2025
Recognize and reward both successful implementations and instructive failures that generate organizational learning.
—Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
This week’s announcement by Group M’s CEO Brian Lesser was particularly instructive.
—Howard Homonoff, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for instructive
Adjective
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Sometimes music is just to entertain, sometimes music is informative, sometimes music is emotional.—
Angel Diaz,
Billboard,
30 May 2025
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Also, how smaller businesses will adjust pricing in response to tariffs is less clear and May’s CPI report could be informative there.—
Simon Moore,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
Adjective
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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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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
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Her sensible, non-dogmatic applications of spiritual insight are an illuminating delight.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025
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Kevin O’Connell gave an illuminating quote last week.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
13 May 2025
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“Instructive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instructive. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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