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| Main Entry: |
explanatory
 [ik-splan-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] 
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| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | descriptive |
| Synonyms: | allegorical, analytical, annotative, critical, declarative, demonstrative, diagrammatic, discursive, elucidatory, enlightening, exegetic, exegetical, explicative, expositional, expository, graphic, guiding, hermeneutic, illuminative, illustrative, informative, informing, instructive, interpretive, justifying, summary, supplementary |
| Antonyms: | confusing, mysterious, obscure, perplexing, puzzling, vague |
| Main Entry: | interpretative |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | explanatory |
| Synonyms: | allegorical, analytical, annotative, critical, declarative, demonstrative, diagrammatic, discursive, elucidative, elucidatory, enlightening, exegetic, exegetical, explanative, explicative, expositional, expositive, expository, graphic, guiding, hermeneutic, hermeneutical, illuminative, illustrative, informative, informing, instructive, interpretive, justifying, summary, supplementary |
| Main Entry: | interpretive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | explanatory |
| Synonyms: | allegorical, analytical, annotative, critical, declarative, demonstrative, diagrammatic, discursive, elucidative, elucidatory, enlightening, exegetic, exegetical, explanative, explicative, expositional, expositive, expository, graphic, guiding, hermeneutic, hermeneutical, illuminative, illustrative, informative, informing, instructive, interpretative, justifying, summary, supplementary |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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Example Sentences
- First, the ability to write a simple declarative sentence.
- Although the sculptures seem to have a declarative simplicity, they are always moving in several directions at once.
- The more certain and declarative the tone, the more foolish the writer, regardless of whether they happen to be right.
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