Expository

/ɛkˈspɑzəˌtɔɹi/

Synonyms for "expository" (44 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (9)

Verb(1 words)
clarifying phrasing
Noun(2 words)
content centereddescriptive word category
Adjective(3 words)
descriptive lawdescriptive term usagedidactic

Strong matches (13)

Related words (22)

Adjective(6 words)
informationalinformational signinformational writinginformativetextbookishtextbooklike
Noun(9 words)
narrativeshowcasingtextbook basedtextbook chaptertextbook narrativetextbook orientedtextbook styleunveilingwriting sample

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

6 relation types

More general

2 entries
informational textinformational writing

More specific

6 entries
explanatory paragraphexpository essayinformational articleinstruction manuallaboratory reportprocedure description

Collocations

5 entries
expository articleexpository essayexpository paragraphexpository writingstructured expository text

Inflections

2 entries
more expositorymost expository

Derivations

2 entries

similar

2 entries

Sample sentences

3 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Practicing expository writing will teach you to explain complex concepts clearly.

Source: wiktionary

The zombie scenes are reminiscent of what you might see on a show like The Walking Dead, short bursts of extreme violence and gore punctuating expository dialogue scenes where the survivors try to figure out how they’re going to get from point A to point B.

Source: wiktionary

The expository, nonmetaphorical lyrics to “Cop Killer” were dedicated to the Los Angeles Police Department: The narrator puts on black gloves and a ski mask, turns off the headlights of his car, and prepares to shoot himself some cops.

Source: wiktionary

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