expressive

Speech parts

1. expressive - Noun

2. expressive - Adjective

3. expressive - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Serving to express, utter, or represent; indicative; communicative; -- followed by of; as, words expressive of his gratitude.

Full of expression; vividly representing the meaning or feeling meant to be conveyed; significant; emphatic; as, expressive looks or words.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

moving powerful emotional telling descriptive vivid passionate lively articulate suggestive eloquent spirited demonstrative evocative poignant
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Antonyms

stabile reserved static marble blank vacant
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Phrases with the word

expressive dancing lyrically expressive voice expressive mood overly expressive face expressive arts therapy expressive mannerisms

Examples

a very expressive face Source: Internet

Acadian cloggers and Irish and Scots step dancers competed at festivals to expressive fiddle and accordion music. Source: Internet

According to Robert Plant, of all the albums Led Zeppelin released, Physical Graffiti represented the band at its most creative and most expressive. Source: Internet

A few appeared in 1906 and 1913; the remaining majority were published in 1914.sfnsfn Vincent's letters are eloquent and expressive. Source: Internet

Against a backdrop of acoustic guitars, electronic flourishes and energetic percussion, Bloom’s sincere vocals paint an intimate, expressive portrait of the song’s titular protagonist, and a meditation on taking back control of one’s life. Source: Internet

Aimed at a large public, these works stressed the use of multiple perspective and complex planar faceting for expressive effect while preserving the eloquence of subjects endowed with literary and philosophical connotations. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

expressionlessness expressionlet expressis verbis expressive abstraction expressive acting expressive aphasia