Thesaurus / expressive

expressive

See definition of expressive on Dictionary.com

adj.telling, revealing

antonyms for expressive

MOST RELEVANT

TRY USING expressive

See how your sentence looks with different synonyms.

WHEN TO USE

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.

QUIZ

Get Twitterpated Over This Quiz On Cheery, Chirpy Bird Names

START THE QUIZ

How to use expressive in a sentence

From Great Moments with Mr Lincoln, to incredibly expressive characters like the Na’Vi Shaman anchored inside a dark ride, to characters that hold up in bright, well lit spaces.

DISNEY IMAGINEERING’S PROJECT KIWI IS A FREE-WALKING ROBOT THAT WILL MAKE YOU BELIEVE IN GROOTMATTHEW PANZARINOAPRIL 23, 2021TECHCRUNCH

As Alina, actress Jessie Mei Li’s conviction anchors Shadow and Bone, and her expressive gentleness imparts soul.

NETFLIX’S ‘SHADOW AND BONE’ IS A CHAOTIC, CONFOUNDING, TOTALLY ENGROSSING RIDELAURA BRADLEYAPRIL 23, 2021THE DAILY BEAST

Shan is not an expressive kid, not one to talk about his feelings, so his silence is how Anjy Cramer knows he is feeling upset.

KIDS ARE RETURNING TO CLASSROOMS. BUT WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THOSE WHO STAY AT HOME?HANNAH NATANSON, DONNA ST. GEORGEAPRIL 11, 2021WASHINGTON POST

If the government aims to protect particular ideas, then it’s aiming directly at the expressive autonomy of American citizens—and companies.

A SURPRISING OPINION FROM JUSTICE THOMAS MAY SIGNAL AN OMINOUS SHIFT ON FREE SPEECHDAVID FRENCHAPRIL 9, 2021TIME

Young people have grown up in a time when politics is more “expressive and conversational when compared to previous generations,” says Feezell.

HOW ‘CANCEL CULTURE’ BECAME AN ISSUE FOR YOUNG REPUBLICANSMEREDITH CONROYMARCH 22, 2021FIVETHIRTYEIGHT

As our anxiety moderates, we can dip into music, movies, sports, and other expressive uses of the powerful network we turned on to survive.

GILLMOR GANG: CLUBHOUSE STYLESTEVE GILLMORMARCH 19, 2021TECHCRUNCH

It would, however, have deprived the nation of an instructive story about the expressive function of the law.

CAMPUS SPEECH RULES ARE HURTING STUDENTS. THEY DESERVE RECOMPENSE — EVEN IF IT’S JUST $1.GEORGE WILLMARCH 12, 2021WASHINGTON POST

R2-D2 and BB-8 don’t even look human, yet they are highly expressive and intelligent.

THE INTELLIGENT LIFE OF DROIDS - ISSUE 98: MINDALAN JERNMARCH 3, 2021NAUTILUS

What I found interesting in these narratives was that these commenters were not only ready to come out on a “public” digital space, they were also expressive in revealing their offline identities.

HOW YOUNG, QUEER NIGERIANS USE TWITTER TO SHAPE IDENTITY AND FIGHT HOMOPHOBIALGBTQ-EDITOROCTOBER 14, 2020NO STRAIGHT NEWS

To their surprise, the winner looked least like Kim physically but had the most expressive performance.

INSIDE THE STRANGE NEW WORLD OF BEING A DEEPFAKE ACTORKAREN HAOOCTOBER 9, 2020MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW

SYNONYM OF THE DAY

OCTOBER 26, 1985

Choose the synonym for future

capacitor

lightning

DeLorean