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

“We just need to be a little more proactive, a little more visual, a little more telling about how things could be.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

Perhaps more telling, viewers found Sora-generated videos and those from other platforms less than compelling.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 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

In some ways, my silence was more telling than anything else.

From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi