expositive

Examples

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• The documentary was expositive, clearly explaining the dangers of climate change to viewers.

• Her expositive writing style made complex topics accessible to everyone.

• What this lack of these words is expositive of is not a love for or disdain for religion, but the feeling that the new government.

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• I read the article, which I thought was clever and expositive of one man's reasons for finding women of color attractive.

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Synonyms

I

informative

vsexpositive

94 3.5

Full of useful facts or ideas that help you understand something

aims more at explaining and clarifying meaning than just giving facts

E

explanatory

vsexpositive

28 3.8

Helps make something clear or easy to understand

focuses more on presenting information broadly to clarify meaning

I

illustrative

vsexpositive

20 4.6

Showing examples or pictures to make an idea clear

explains by presenting information directly rather than mainly using examples

E

expository

vsexpositive

3 7.0

Writing that explains facts or ideas clearly

is the same in meaning but differs as another word form

E

expositional

vsexpositive

1 6.9

Used to explain information or ideas clearly, for example in a lesson

emphasizes explaining and clarifying meaning rather than mere presentation

E

explicatory

vsexpositive

7.1

Helping someone understand something clearly

is broader, aiming to present information rather than only close textual explanation

I

informatory

vsexpositive

7.4

Giving information to help people understand something

focuses on explaining and clarifying meaning rather than merely conveying facts

How Explanatory

illuminating

17 4.3

explanatory

28 3.8

expositive

8.1

informative

94 3.5

descriptive

28 4.0

Surface Forms

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Etymology