descriptive synonyms

descriptive

modif.

designating, identifying, definitive, graphic, describing, narrative, expository, interpretive, anecdotal, characterizing, illuminating, illuminative, expressive, clear, true to life, illustrative, lifelike, vivid, portraitive, picturesque, circumstantial, eloquent, detailed, pictorial, photographic, classificatory, representative, indicative, revealing; see also characteristic, explanatory, graphic 1, 2.

Antonyms vague*, analytical*, expository.

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