Instructive
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɪnˈstɹʌktɪv/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Instructive is an adjective meaning Conveying knowledge, information or instruction.
Meaning
Conveying knowledge, information or instruction.
More Meanings
- (linguistics) A case in the Finnish and Estonian languages. It expresses the means or the instrument used to perform an action.
Example Sentences
Well, that was an instructive lesson.
Some commentators have suggested that the activity represented by WallStreetBets and Trumpism are part of the same populist, anti-elite phenomenon, but if Trumpism in general is instructive at all here, it’s as a reminder that self-described anti-elite movements can, in fact, turn out to be much more complicated than that.
Word Forms
- instructives
Synonyms for instructive
Depending on context, synonyms include didactic, educative, informative, informatory, enlightening, demonstrative.
Antonyms for instructive
Common opposites include uninformative, unenlightening, uninstructive.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include educative, didactic, informative, enlightening, illustrative, demonstrative.
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