educational

Language: en

🇬🇧 /ˌɛdjʊˈkeɪʃənəl/ 🇺🇸 /ˌɛdʒəˈkeɪʃənəl/

📖 Definitions

  1. adjective
    Relating to the provision of education or the process of educating; connected with schools, colleges, or other institutions of learning.; Designed or intended to educate; providing instruction or information that helps people learn something.; Serving to instruct or inform; having the quality of teaching or enlightening someone.; Relating to the field of education as an academic discipline or profession.; Pertaining to the administration, policy, or management of educational institutions.

🔗 Details

Word forms

Comparative: more educational Superlative: most educational

Collocations

educational systemeducational institutioneducational backgroundeducational resourceseducational opportunitieseducational level

Derivatives

educationeducateeducatoreducationallyuneducationaleducative

Synonyms

instructiveinformativeenlighteningedifyingpedagogicaldidactic

Antonyms

uneducational

Commonly confused

educated
EN: 'Educated' describes a person who has received education; 'educational' describes something that provides or relates to education.
educative
EN: 'Educative' is a less common synonym meaning 'serving to educate'; 'educational' is broader and more frequently used.

Spelling tips

EN: Remember the '-tional' ending (not '-tional' vs '-tional'); do not confuse with 'education' + '-al' by dropping letters.

💬 Examples

  1. The government announced new educational reforms to improve literacy rates across the country.

  2. The museum offers educational programs for children during the summer holidays.

  3. The documentary was both entertaining and educational, teaching viewers about marine biology.

  4. She pursued a career in educational psychology after completing her doctoral studies.

  5. The educational budget was cut significantly this year, affecting many public schools.