expressive

[ik-spres-iv] / ɪkˈsprɛs ɪv /

ADJECTIVE

telling, revealing

Synonyms

STRONGEST

articulate artistic colorful dramatic eloquent energetic passionate poignant striking suggestive thoughtful vivid

WEAK

alive allusive brilliant demonstrative emphatic forcible graphic indicative ingenious lively masterly meaningful mobile moving pathetic pictorial picturesque pointed pregnant representative responsive revelatory showy significant silver-tongued spirited stimulating stirring strong sympathetic tender touching understanding warm

Antonyms

STRONGEST

dull lifeless ugly uncaring

WEAK

expressionless inexpressive passive undemonstrative

Usage

What are other ways to say expressive? The adjective expressive suggests conveying, or being capable of conveying, a thought, intention, emotion, etc., in an effective or vivid manner: an expressive gesture. Meaningful and significant imply an underlying and unexpressed thought whose existence is plainly shown although its precise nature is left to conjecture. Meaningful implies a secret and intimate understanding between the persons involved: Meaningful looks passed between them. Significant suggests conveying important or hidden meaning: On hearing this statement, he gave the officers a significant glance. Suggestive implies an indirect or covert conveying of a meaning, sometimes mentally stimulating, sometimes verging on impropriety or indecency: a suggestive story or remark.

Example Sentences

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Others have the expressive tenderness of a Tangerine Dream-scored fantasy like “Risky Business.”

From Los Angeles Times

Completed for Rockwell and Marna Schnabel, the home represents a moment when Gehry translated his experimental vocabulary into a more refined domestic language, producing a residence that’s equally serene and expressive.

From Los Angeles Times

“Perplexity has violated the protections that intellectual property law provides for The Times’s expressive, original journalism,” the Times said in its suit, which was filed in a New York federal court.

From The Wall Street Journal

The soundtrack captures the subtle smack of lips moving and the flutter of expressive hands moving through air, as well as extraneous sound like the hum of a jet passing overhead.

From Los Angeles Times

Michelle Burt, an expressive impressionist artist based in Laguna Beach, stands in her booth.

From Los Angeles Times

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