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Definitions

descriptive

[dih-skrip-tiv] / dɪˈskrɪp tɪv /
ADJECTIVE
explanatory
Synonyms
STRONGEST
definitive detailed eloquent expressive identifying illuminating pictorial revealing vivid
WEAK
anecdotic characteristic characterizing circumstantial classificatory clear delineative depictive describing designating explicative expository extended graphic illuminative illustrative indicative interpretive lifelike narrative particularized picturesque specific true to life
Antonyms
STRONGEST
dull
WEAK
confusing cursory undescriptive

Example Sentences

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Importantly, these behavioral differences were predictive, not just descriptive.

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

Steven was very descriptive about the shot or angle he needed.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

In their fiction—mostly novels for Woolf, short stories for Mansfield—they experimented by replacing linear narrative and descriptive detail with suggestion and symbolism.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

It’s time to look beyond the alphabet for something more descriptive.

From Barron's • Dec. 4, 2025

Line has traditionally been admired for its descriptive value, so that its expressive potential is easily overlooked.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson

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