EXPRESSIVE


Meaning of EXPRESSIVE in English

adjective

clearly conveying or manifesting something

a forceful and expressive word

Synonyms: eloquent, facund, meaningful, pregnant, rich, sententious, significant

Related Word: revealing, revelatory, suggestive; graphic, pictorial, vivid; alive, demonstrative, lively, responsive, senseful, spirited

Contrasted words: banal, commonplace, drab, dull, flat, jejune, inane, insipid, vacuous, vapid; impassive, indifferent; austere, severe, stern, stiff, wooden; blank, deadpan, empty, expressionless, vacant; dead

Antonyms: inexpressive, unexpressive

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