informative
/in'fɔ:mətiv/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Providing useful or interesting information: Something that is "informative" gives you knowledge, facts, or details about a subject.
- Serving to educate or enlighten: An "informative" experience or piece of work increases your understanding or awareness.
Examples of Usage
- Adjective:
- The documentary was very informative about marine life.
- She gave an informative presentation on climate change.
- I found the museum tour to be highly informative.
Advanced Usage
- "informative value": The degree to which something provides useful information.
- The report's informative value was limited by its outdated data.
- Used to describe content that is intended to instruct rather than entertain.
- The lecture was more informative than entertaining, but I learned a lot.
Variants and Related Words
- Inform (verb): To give someone facts or information.
- Please inform me of any changes.
- Information (noun): Facts or details about a subject.
- He provided useful information.
- Informant (noun): A person who gives information.
- The journalist protected her informant.
Synonyms
- Educational: Providing knowledge.
- Instructive: Serving to instruct or teach.
- Enlightening: Giving greater knowledge and understanding.
- Illuminating: Helping to clarify or explain.
Antonyms
- Uninformative: Not providing useful or interesting information.
- Misleading: Giving the wrong idea or impression.
- Confusing: Difficult to understand; not clear.
Related Phrases
- To be informative on/about something: To provide good information concerning a specific topic.
- The book is very informative about ancient Roman history.
- For informative purposes: Intended to provide information.
- This brochure is for informative purposes only.
Adjective
- providing or conveying information
- serving to instruct or enlighten or inform
- tending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignorance
- an enlightening glimpse of government in action
- an illuminating lecture