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Synonyms for expressive

10 synonyms
4 antonyms

adjective

Most common

emotional vocal sound-symbolic vivid

All synonyms

Adjective

emotional, vocal, lively, vivid, sound-symbolic, significant, pithy, moving, indicative, knowing

Antonyms

receptive, inexpressive, unexpressive

All antonyms of expressive →

Definitions

adj. 1
Effectively conveying thought or feeling.
a gesture expressive of the utmost contempt

Related words

Word family: expressiveness expressivity
Phrases: expressive aphasia

Example sentences

emotional Human beings are emotional creatures, so to speak.
vocal I like vocal music better than instrumental music.
vivid The author's language is vivid, supple and nuanced.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
expressive		rising
emotional		rising
vocal		rising
vivid		rising

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

By length

5 letters: vocal², vivid², pithy²
6 letters: moving², lively²
7 letters: knowing²
9 letters: emotional⁴
10 letters: indicative⁴
11 letters: significant⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (vocal² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: expressif
Italiano: espressivo
Deutsch: ausdrucksvoll