All illustratory synonyms

adjective illustratory

• explanatory — Serving to explain something.
• descriptive — Descriptive language or writing indicates what someone or something is like.
• emblematic — Serving as a symbol of a particular quality or concept; symbolic.
• figurative — of the nature of or involving a figure of speech, especially a metaphor; metaphorical and not literal: The word “head” has several figurative senses, as in “She's the head of the company.”. Synonyms: metaphorical, not literal, symbolic.
• revealing — to make known; disclose; divulge: to reveal a secret.
• allegorical — An allegorical story, poem, or painting uses allegory.
• clarifying — to make (an idea, statement, etc.) clear or intelligible; to free from ambiguity.
• comparative — You use comparative to show that you are judging something against a previous or different situation. For example, comparative calm is a situation which is calmer than before or calmer than the situation in other places.
• corroborative — Corroborative evidence or information supports an idea, account, or argument.
• delineation — the act or process of delineating.
• diagrammatic — Something that is in diagrammatic form is arranged or drawn as a diagram.
• exemplifying — Present participle of exemplify.
• explicatory — Explanatory; serving to explain logically or in detail.
• expository — Intended to explain or describe something.
• graphic — giving a clear and effective picture; vivid: a graphic account of an earthquake.
• iconographic — of or relating to iconography.
• illuminative — giving light; illuminating.
• illustrational — of, relating to, or characteristic of illustrations: illustrational art.
• imagistic — (often initial capital letter) a theory or practice of a group of poets in England and America between 1909 and 1917 who believed that poetry should employ the language of common speech, create new rhythms, have complete freedom in subject matter, and present a clear, concentrated, and precise image.
• indicative — showing, signifying, or pointing out; expressive or suggestive (usually followed by of): behavior indicative of mental disorder.
• interpretive — serving to interpret; explanatory.
• metaphoric — a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.”. Compare mixed metaphor, simile (def 1).
• pictorial — pertaining to, expressed in, or of the nature of a picture.
• representative — a person or thing that represents another or others.
• sample — a small part of anything or one of a number, intended to show the quality, style, or nature of the whole; specimen.
• symbolic — serving as a symbol of something (often followed by of).
• typical — of the nature of or serving as a type or representative specimen.