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Expressive
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Meaning
Adj
●
Effectively
conveying
thought
or feeling.
Noun
●
In Linguistics:
Any
word
or
phrase
that
expresses
(that the
speaker
,
writer
, or
signer
has) a certain
attitude
toward or information about the referent.
●
In Linguistics:
A
word
or
phrase
,
belonging
to a
distinct
word class
or having
distinct
morphosyntactic
properties
, with
semantic
symbolism
(
for example
, an
onomatopoeia
),
variously
considered either a
synonym
, a
hypernym
or a
hyponym
of ideophone.
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Antonyms
Inexpressive
Unexpressive
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Evocative
Imaginative
Eloquent
Communicative
Artistic
Creative
Energetic
Artful
Inventive
Playful
Informative
Emotional
Intuitive
Powerful
Poetic
Assertive
Intelligent
Elegant
Emotive
Vivid
Sensual
Affectionate
Descriptive
Symbolic
Aesthetic
Realistic
Perceptive
Interactive
Seductive
Visual
Approachable
Intimate
Masculine
Persuasive
Bold
Abstract
Meaningful
Performative
Dramatic
Soulful
Feminine
Subtle
Beautiful
Thoughtful
Responsive
Spontaneous
Precise
Versatile
Formal
Nuanced
Dynamic
Romantic
Sincere
Lively
Linguistic
Enthusiastic
Expressionistic
Intellectual
Innovative
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Rhymes
Essive
Abessive
Crescive
Pressive
Adessive
Exessive
Inessive
Guessive
Recessive
Incessive
Antessive
Excessive
Secessive
Subessive
Caressive
Egressive
Accessive
Obsessive
Aggressive
Addressive
Degressive
Oppressive
Postessive
Possessive
Repressive
Digressive
Regressive
Expressive
Redressive
Depressive
Processive
Confessive
Concessive
Impressive
Ingressive
Successive
Brogressive
Compressive
Congressive
Concrescive
Suppressive
Progressive
Unobsessive
Progressive
Superessive
Retrocessive
Unexpressive
Fauxgressive
Nonrecessive
Nonexcessive
Unaggressive
Effervescive
Unsuccessive
Predecessive
Vasopressive
Unoppressive
Supersessive
Unimpressive
Derepressive
Unpossessive
Nonobsessive
Corepressive
Autogressive
Unrepressive
Inoppressive
Inexpressive
Transpressive
Nonrepressive
Nondepressive
Nonsuccessive
Insuppressive
Retrogressive
Decompressive
Nonoppressive
Prodepressive
Nonaggressive
Nonpossessive
Transgressive
Introgressive
Unsuppressive
Nonprocessive
Improgressive
Dispossessive
Unprogressive
Nonexpressive
Antirepressive
Noncompressive
Autoregressive
Manodepressive
Antiexpressive
Overaggressive
Immunopressive
Nonsuppressive
Autorepressive
Neoprogressive
Alloaggressive
Vasodepressive
Antioppressive
Antidepressive
Vasoregressive
Superexpressive
Neurodepressive
Untransgressive
Anxiodepressive
Allosuppressive
Transrepressive
Hyperaggressive
Microaggressive
Antiprogressive
Immunorecessive
Non-Progressive
Oncosuppressive
Semisuppressive
Superaggressive
Undercompressive
Fibrosuppressive
Immunorepressive
Neurosuppressive
Myelosuppressive
Immunodepressive
Nontransgressive
Ultraprogressive
Cardiodepressive
Quasiprogressive
Atherosuppressive
Atheroprogressive
Cardiosuppressive
Pseudoprogressive
Immunosuppressive
Technoprogressive
Lymphosuppressive
Passive-Aggressive
Nonimmunosuppressive
Manic Depressive
Past Progressive
Double Possessive
Future Progressive
Present Progressive
Past Perfect Progressive
Future Perfect Progressive
Present Perfect Progressive
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