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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

The March employment report could be more telling, they say.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

Curiously, that may prove to be the more telling of the twin views.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

Even more telling, the S&P 500 Equal Weight Index is up around 5%, compared with a 1% gain for the standard S&P 500.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

At first I continued to give him brief answers, but then I started talking a little more, telling him about how I would like to help displaced people.

From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana