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most 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

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most telling

These sales are the most telling part of the GDP report because they factor out all the noise —trade deficits, inventory production and government spending.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026

Guggenheim’s Siegel points to sales per store as one of the most telling factors.

From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026

“The duration of the conflict is going to be the most telling in terms of how much of an impact it has,” ADB’s Albert Park told The Wall Street Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026

Some Wales fans on social media joked that was his most telling contribution of the entire evening.

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2025

And, most telling of all: “No one who can rise before dawn three hundred sixty days a year fails to make his family rich.”

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell