adjadj.alltending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignoranceSynset:enlightening illuminating
Examples:- an enlightening glimpse of government in action
- an illuminating lecture
Antonyms:unenlightening
Derivationally Related Form:inform
Inherited Hypernyms:enlightening
adjadj.allserving to instruct or enlighten or informSynset:instructive
Antonyms:uninstructive
Derivationally Related Form:informinstruct
Inherited Hypernyms:instructive
Similar to:clarifying elucidative demonstrative illustrative didactic didactical doctrinaire educational educative explanatory expositive expository interpretative interpretive ostensive preachy
See also:informative informatory
adjadj.allproviding or conveying informationSynset:informatory
Antonyms:uninformative
Derivationally Related Form:inform
Inherited Hypernyms:informative
Similar to:advisory consultative consultatory consultive exemplifying illustrative newsy revealing telling telltale
See also:informative instructive