Need another word that means the same as “expressive”? Find 18 synonyms and 30 related words for “expressive” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Expressive” are: eloquent, meaningful, telling, revealing, demonstrative, suggestive, emotional, full of emotion, full of feeling, passionate, intense, poignant, moving, stirring, striking, evocative, artistic, indicative
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “expressive” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
artistic | Relating to or characteristic of art or artists. Computer programs which produce artistic designs. |
demonstrative | Serving to demonstrate. We were a very physically demonstrative family. |
eloquent | Clearly expressing or indicating something. An eloquent speech. |
emotional | Excessively affected by emotion. Gaining emotional support from relatives. |
evocative | Bringing strong images, memories, or feelings to mind. The building s cramped interiors are highly evocative of past centuries. |
full of emotion | Having ample fabric. |
full of feeling | Constituting the full quantity or extent; complete. |
indicative | Relating to the mood of verbs that is used simple in declarative statements. Having recurrent dreams is not necessarily indicative of any psychological problem. |
intense | Extremely sharp or intense. A burning and intense look. |
meaningful | Communicating something that is not directly expressed. A meaningful pause. |
moving | Used of a series of photographs presented so as to create the illusion of motion. She laid her case of destitution before him in a very moving letter. |
passionate | Having, showing, or caused by strong feelings or beliefs. He s passionate about football. |
poignant | Keenly distressing to the mind or feelings. The poignant scent of her powder. |
revealing | Making interesting or significant information known, especially of a personal nature. A revealing glance. |
stirring | Causing excitement or strong emotion; rousing. A stirring and thriving politician. |
striking | Having a quality that thrusts itself into attention. It is striking that no research into the problem is being carried out. |
suggestive | Pointing out or revealing clearly. Artifacts suggestive of an ancient society. |
telling | Producing a strong effect. A telling argument against this theory. |
activity | A thermodynamic quantity representing the effective concentration of a particular component in a solution or other system equal to its concentration multiplied by an activity coefficient. The room was a hive of activity. |
amusing | Providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining. Such a likeable amusing man. |
anecdotal | (of a painting) depicting small narrative incidents. While there was much anecdotal evidence there was little hard fact. |
blazon | Decorate with heraldic arms. Accounts of their ordeal were blazoned to the entire nation. |
brushwork | The way in which a painter uses their brush, as evident in their paintings. Canvases characterized by lively flowing brushwork. |
communicative | Of or relating to communication. Was a communicative person and quickly told all she knew. |
corporeal | Consisting of material objects. He was frank about his corporeal appetites. |
drawn | (of a person) looking strained from illness, exhaustion, anxiety, or pain. Her face was drawn and haggard from sleeplessness. |
droll | Curious or unusual in a way that provokes dry amusement. His unique brand of droll self mockery. |
entertaining | Providing amusement or enjoyment. Films should be entertaining. |
exhilaration | The feeling of lively and cheerful joy. They felt the exhilaration of victory. |
expansive | (of a person or their manner) relaxed and genially frank and communicative. Expansive domestic economic policies. |
face | Turn so as to expose the face. An enormous dilemma faces us. |
fun | A source of fun. They are just funning you. |
funny | Arousing or provoking laughter. Suddenly my stomach felt funny. |
heraldic | Relating to heraldry. Heraldic devices. |
hilarious | Marked by or causing boisterous merriment or convulsive laughter. Hilarious broad comedy. |
humorous | Having or showing a sense of humour. In a humorous vein. |
hyperactivity | A condition characterized by excessive restlessness and movement. Hyperactivity of the thyroid gland. |
irresistibly | In a way that is too powerful or convincing to be resisted. Their eyes were drawn irresistibly back to the house. |
jocose | Characterized by jokes and good humor. A jocose allusion. |
kicking | A rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics. They gave him a good kicking. |
laugh | Produce laughter. She decided to play along with him for a laugh. |
laughing | Showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness. Laughing children. |
ludicrous | Incongruous;inviting ridicule. It s ludicrous that I have been fined. |
narrative | The practice or art of telling stories. Narrative technique. |
repartee | Adroitness and cleverness in reply. Quick fire repartee. |
verbal | A verbal noun. It is the responsibility of the directors to do better with the verbals. |
voluble | (of speech) characterized by fluency and readiness of utterance. An excited and voluble discussion. |
witticism | A witty remark. Maurice roared with laughter at his own witticisms. |
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