English adjective: informative | |||
1. | informative tending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignorance | ||
Samples | An enlightening glimpse of government in action. An illuminating lecture. | ||
Synonyms | enlightening, illuminating | ||
Antonyms | unenlightening, unilluminating | ||
2. | informative serving to instruct or enlighten or inform | ||
Synonyms | instructive | ||
Similar | clarifying, demonstrative, didactic, didactical, doctrinaire, educational, educative, elucidative, explanatory, expositive, expository, illustrative, interpretative, interpretive, ostensive, preachy | ||
See also | informative, informatory | ||
Antonyms | uninstructive | ||
3. | informative providing or conveying information | ||
Synonyms | informatory | ||
Similar | advisory, consultative, consultatory, consultive, exemplifying, illustrative, newsy, revealing, telling, telltale | ||
See also | informative, instructive | ||
Antonyms | uninformative | ||