illustrative synonyms

illustrative

modif.

exemplifying, explanatory, corroborative, clarifying, specifying, explicatory, interpretive, explicative, illuminative, symbolic, emblematic, representative, sample, imitative, indicative, pictorial, graphic, imagistic, comparative, metaphoric, figurative, allegorical, expository, revealing; see also descriptive, explanatory, graphic 1, 2.

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