Instructive
Instructive adjective - Serving to instruct or enlighten or inform.
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Synonyms for Instructive
Preachy and instructive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Preachy" instead an adjective "Instructive".
Preachy
Preachy adjective - Marked by or given to preaching moral values.
Usage example: the students rolled their eyes as their principal launched into another preachy lecture about behavior at the prom
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Synonyms for Preachy
Instructive and preachy are semantically related. You can use "Instructive" instead an adjective "Preachy".
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Related pairs
- informative and instructive
- informative and preachy
- moral and instructive
- moral and preachy
- improving and instructive
- improving and preachy
- educational and instructive
- educational and preachy
- academic and instructive
- academic and preachy
- pedagogic and instructive
- pedagogic and preachy
- enlightening and instructive
- enlightening and preachy
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