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Antonyms for explicatory
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : ek-spli-key-tiv, ik-splik-uh-tiv |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈɛk splɪˌkeɪ tɪv, ɪkˈsplɪk ə tɪv |
Definition of explicatory
Origin :- 1640s, "having the function of explaining," from Latin explicativus, from explicare (see explicit). As a noun, from 1775.
- As in elucidative : adj explanatory
- As in exegetic : adj explanatory
- As in explanative : adj explanatory
- As in explicative : adj explanatory
- As in expositive : adj explanatory
- As in expository : adj descriptive
- As in illustrative : adj explanatory
Synonyms for explicatory
- allegorical
- annotative
- clarifying
- comparative
- corroborative
- critical
- delineative
- descriptive
- diagrammatic
- disquisitional
- elucidative
- emblematic
- exegetic
- exegetical
- exemplifying
- explanative
- explanatory
- explicative
- explicatory
- expository
- figurative
- graphic
- hermeneutic
- hermeneutical
- iconographic
- illuminative
- illustrational
- illustrative
- illustratory
- imagistic
- indicative
- informative
- informing
- instructive
- interpretative
- interpretive
- metaphoric
- pictorial
- pictoric
- representative
- revealing
- sample
- specifying
- symbolic
- typical
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