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Synonyms for explanatory

  • adjective

Most common

informative interpretive illustrative expository illuminating exegetical elucidative exegetic

All synonyms

Adjective

informative, illustrative, interpretive, expository, illuminating, exegetical, elucidative, exegetic, epexegetic

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Intended to serve as an explanation.

    Below the diagram is an explanatory text.

Example sentences

  • informative Yanni watched a very informative video about COVID-19.
  • illustrative Many thanks for this illustrative collection of examples.
  • illuminating There was a dim street light illuminating the cul-de-sac.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
explanatorysteady
informativesteady
interpretiverising
illustrativefalling
expositorysteady
illuminatingsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

8 letters
exegetic
10 letters
expository, exegetical, epexegetic
11 letters
informative4, elucidative5
12 letters
illuminating5, illustrative4, interpretive4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (informative4 = 4 syllables).