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more descriptive

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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Herring is also more descriptive about sizing for dresses, tops and other items, noting if they tend to be oversize.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

So he wrote another draft that was 50% longer and more descriptive.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026

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

From Barron's • Dec. 4, 2025

Sparrows in particular will be most impacted by the new decision, in part because many species look alike, making more descriptive names challenging.

From Scientific American • Nov. 7, 2023

IN a passage of characteristic sagacity, Dr. J. H. Newman has depicted the partisan aimlessness more descriptive of the period when this little book first appeared, sixteen years ago, than it is now.

From The Principles Of Secularism by Holyoake, George Jacob