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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

Example Sentences

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“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

Possibly the most telling statistic tracks the difference between borrowing benchmarks, such as the prime rate, and what you pay on your credit card.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2026

“What’s most telling is that the President considers it punishable by death for us to restate the law,” the statement reads.

From Salon • Nov. 20, 2025

But the most telling cut-aways came in the 21st and 27th minutes.

From BBC • Sep. 6, 2025

Her heart of compressed ash, which had resisted the most telling blows of daily reality without strain, fell apart with the first waves of nostalgia.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez