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more telling

ADJECTIVE

effective, significant

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cogent conspicuous convincing decisive devastating forceful powerful satisfying striking trenchant

STRONG

marked operative solid sound

WEAK

considerable crucial effectual forcible important impressive influential potent satisfactory valid weighty

Antonyms

STRONGEST

impotent ineffective weak

STRONG

incomplete

WEAK

insignificant secondary unimportant

Example Sentences

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For a movie defined by this nowhereness, it’s all the more telling that the filmmakers took pains to let us know exactly where we are.

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026

“We just need to be a little more proactive, a little more visual, a little more telling about how things could be.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

Still, the strong recommendations for BitGo are more telling, considering they are coming in the midst of another so-called crypto winter.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

Dylan Hernández’s companion headline “Defensive struggles still problem for Lakers” is far more telling.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2025

That term was interchangeable in their speech with another, even more telling, los ameri- canos.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez