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educational

adjective
/ˌɛdjuˈkeɪʃənl/

Meaning

Relating to the provision of education or having an educative effect.
Relating to the provision of education.
relating to the process of education; providing knowledge or information

Example Sentences

The journey was an educational experience.

The institution had an educational purpose.

The documentary was both entertaining and educational.

Synonyms

instructive, informative, enlightening, learning, academic, instructional, scholastic, pedagogical, didactic
Entry 1
instructive, informative, enlightening, learning
Entry 2
academic, instructional, scholastic, pedagogical
Entry 3
instructional, informative, enlightening, didactic, academic

Antonyms

uninformative, unhelpful, useless, meaningless, non-educational, recreational, entertainment, leisure, uneducational, misleading
Entry 1
uninformative, unhelpful, useless, meaningless
Entry 2
non-educational, recreational, entertainment, leisure
Entry 3
uneducational, misleading, uninformative

Collocations

educational program, educational system, educational institution, educational material

Related Vocabularies

Not requiring much skill and lacking prestige.
able to be endured; bearable; tolerable
Acting quickly without careful consideration; reckless.
Unpredictable and inconsistent; not even or regular in pattern or movement.
Not able to be pressed or squeezed into a smaller space.
Having impaired or defective vision; lacking insight or understanding.

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