Expressive
Expressive adjective - Clearly conveying a special meaning (as one's mood).
Figurative and expressive are semantically related in representative topic. In some cases you can use "Figurative" instead an adjective "Expressive".
Figurative
Figurative adjective - Expressing one thing in terms normally used for another.
Expressive and figurative are semantically related in representative topic. Sometimes you can use "Expressive" instead an adjective "Figurative".
Nearby Words: figuration, figuratively
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Related pairs
- characteristic and expressive
- characteristic and figurative
- moving and expressive
- moving and figurative
- poetic and expressive
- poetic and figurative
- typical and expressive
- typical and figurative
- representative and expressive
- representative and figurative
- indicative and expressive
- indicative and figurative
- illustrative and expressive
- illustrative and figurative
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