Expressive

/ɪkˈspɹɛsɪv/

Synonyms for "expressive" (250 found)

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Closest matches (50)

Adjective(27 words)
abstract expressionistaffective expressionanimated exchangeanimated speechartisticartistic activityartistic designartistic performanceartistic portfolioartistic presentationartistic protestartistic styleartistic talentartistic workartistic workscolorful graphicscolorful shadecommunicativecommunicative abilitycreative approach
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creative expressioncreative expressionscreative fieldcreative outletcreative prosecreative wordingcreative work
Noun(8 words)
art therapy exerciseartistic expressioncommunicatingconveyingcreative work portfoliocreative work productcultural expressionismdeclaring

Strong matches (75)

Adjective(27 words)
dramaticdramatic energyebullienteloquent writingemotional aestheticsemotional expressionemotional expression patternemotional toneemotiveemotive descriptoremphatic expressionenergetic performanceerratic tempoevocativeexclamatoryexpressive behaviorfacial expressionflamboyantflavorousflavorsome
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freehand cutsfreehand cuttingsgestural behaviorgestural cuegestural cuesgestural patternshuman creativity
Noun(14 words)
emoemotingemotion symbolic descriptoremotional communicationemotional displayemotional state descriptoremotive responseevaluative descriptorexpression mediumfull emotional expressionglowingheightened emotional expressionhuman expressionhuman voice

Related words (125)

Adjective(17 words)
idiomatic phraseinventive formlivelierlyricallyrical piecelyrical poemmath-literatenonverbal modepainterlypoetic proserich vocabularysoulfulstrong language skillsstrong sense of matteringstylistic descriptorsudden exclamationvivid colors
Noun(23 words)
language skillslinguistic attributelyricmore animatedmore artisticmore communicativemore language-skilledmore living colormost artisticmost emotionalmost multimodalmost musicalpersonal expressionpointing wordread aloud fluencyrubatostorytelling performancestrong emotionstylistic attributeunleashing
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ventingverbalizingvivid illustration
Determiner(1 words)
more feeling
Adverb(2 words)
more lyricmost creative expression

Related word relations

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

6 relation types

More general

4 entries
artistic qualitycreative characterdescriptive qualityemotive quality

More specific

5 entries
expressive brushworkexpressive gestureexpressive portraitexpressive proseexpressive sculpture

Collocations

6 entries
expressive artexpressive brushworkexpressive facesexpressive gesturesexpressive languageexpressive writing

Inflections

2 entries
more expressivemost expressive

Derivations

4 entries

similar

2 entries

Sample sentences

19 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The gift is expressive of my feelings.

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The word is expressive of my feelings.

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Mastering facts patiently is far more necessary for them than learning expressive and critical skills.

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She has an extremely expressive singing voice.

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