| Main Entry: | descriptive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | explanatory |
Synonyms: |
anecdotic, characteristic, characterizing, circumstantial, classificatory, clear, definitive, delineative, depictive, describing, designating, detailed, eloquent, explicative, expository, expressive, extended, graphic, identifying, illuminating, illuminative, illustrative, indicative, interpretive, lifelike, narrative, particularized, pictorial, picturesque, revealing, specific, true to life, vivid |
Antonyms: |
confusing, cursory, undescriptive |
| Main Entry: | adjective |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | word that modifies a noun |
Synonyms: |
accessory, additional, adjunct, adnoun, attribute, attributive, dependent, descriptive, identifier, modifier, qualifier |
| Main Entry: | factual |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | real, correct |
Synonyms: |
absolute, accurate, actual, authentic, card-carrying, certain, circumstantial, close, credible, descriptive, exact, faithful, genuine, hard, kosher*, legit, legitimate, literal, objective, on the level, positive, precise, righteous, specific, straight from horse's mouth, sure, sure-enough, true, true-to-life, unadorned, unbiased, undoubted, unquestionable, valid, veritable |
Antonyms: |
biased, false, imprecise, incorrect, unfactual, untruthful |
| Main Entry: | figurative |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not literal, but symbolic |
Synonyms: |
allegorical, denotative, descriptive, emblematic, emblematical, fanciful, florid, flowery, illustrative, metaphoric, metaphorical, ornate, pictorial, poetical, representative, signifying, typical |
Antonyms: |
literal, real, straightforward |
| Main Entry: | graphic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | clear, explicit |
Synonyms: |
colorful, compelling, comprehensible, concrete, convincing, definite, descriptive, detailed, distinct, eloquent, expressive, figurative, forcible, illustrative, incisive, intelligible, lively, lucid, moving, perspicuous, picturesque, precise, realistic, stirring, striking, strong, telling, unequivocal, vivid |
Antonyms: |
implicit, unclear, vague |
| Main Entry: | graphic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | pictorial, visible |
Synonyms: |
blocked-out, delineated, depicted, descriptive, diagrammatic, drawn, engraved, etched, iconographic, illustrated, illustrational, illustrative, marked-out, outlined, painted, photographic, pictoric, pictured, portrayed, representational, seen, sketched, traced, visual |
Antonyms: |
obscure, vague |
| Main Entry: | illustrative |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | explanatory |
Synonyms: |
allegorical, clarifying, comparative, corroborative, delineative, descriptive, diagrammatic, emblematic, exemplifying, explicatory, expository, figurative, graphic, iconographic, illuminative, illustrational, illustratory, imagistic, indicative, interpretive, metaphoric, pictorial, pictoric, representative, revealing, sample, specifying, symbolic, typical |
| Notes: | illustrative means clarifying by use of examples or serving to demonstrate, while illustrious means widely known and esteemed or having or conferring glory |
Antonyms: |
atypical, complicated, confusing, involved |
| Main Entry: | informative |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | educational |
Synonyms: |
advisory, chatty, communicative, descriptive, edifying, educative, elucidative, enlightening, explanatory, forthcoming, gossipy, illuminating, informational, instructional, instructive, newsy, revealing, revelatory, significant |
Antonyms: |
unilluminating, unimportant, uninformative, useless |
| Main Entry: | metaphorical |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | figurative |
Synonyms: |
allegorical, denotative, descriptive, emblematic, illustrative, metaphoric, representative, symbolic, tropological |
| Main Entry: | declaratory |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | declarative |
Synonyms: |
demonstrative, descriptive, enunciatory, explanatory |