Thesaurus results for ALLUSIVE

allusive

adjective

Definition of allusive

as in referring

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Recent Examples of allusive Yarvin tends to extreme digression, while Land speaks with the allusive compression of a guru. — James Duesterberg, New Yorker, 18 Feb. 2026 David Bowie, charming in interviews, and leaning toward the abstract and allusive in his lyrics, was not given to weighing in on news events. — Alexander Larman, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2026 At times sparse and allusive, Moon’s poems use blank space and other stylistic considerations to convey a voice and thought that ranges from the contemplative to the surreal and absurd. — Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 2025 The Lady From the Sea, one of Ibsen’s most mysterious and allusive plays, centers on the figure of Ellida, a lighthouse keeper’s daughter with a maritime obsession. — Sarah Crompton, Vogue, 19 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for allusive

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Adjective

This display, which uses objects from the Historical’s collection to describe central tensions around an issue or event, is indicative of the key storytelling modality of the show.

— Cat Dawson, ARTnews.com, 3 July 2026
The stark change in what $250 can get you at Plex is indicative of the company’s financial goals.

— Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026

Definition of indicative

Adjective

The smoke that wafted into the atmosphere from the fires was filled with reflective, cloud-interacting aerosols, contributing to a brightening of low marine clouds over the southeast subtropical Pacific.

— Doyle Rice, USA Today, 16 July 2026
One friend described the heroine’s journey as if the hero’s journey went to therapy—reflective and aware of context.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 July 2026

Definition of reflective

Adjective

Semantic bleaching is another linguistic process whereby the denotative content of a word is stripped away.

— Brandon Tensley, CNN, 10 July 2022
The paragon of such an attempt is something like Jia Tolentino’s Trick Mirror, a work that stands as a denotative record of the social media shift, yet still falls to the same difficulties that characterize other cultural criticism of this type.

— SPIN, SPIN, 8 Feb. 2022

Definition of denotative

Adjective

At the time, logic dictated the culprit to be malaria because the couple had shown symptoms of the illness, including a telltale intermittent fever.

— Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
Stay vigilant by monitoring the sky for ominous signs and listening for the telltale sound of thunder.

— Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 14 July 2026

Definition of telltale

Adjective

What has encouraged the founders is the way American clients have begun to make their minimal jewelry more self-expressive.

— Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 14 July 2026
Haaland’s expressive reactions on the pitch and his unique appearance have spawned hundreds of memes.

— Kaitlyn Huamani, Fortune, 13 July 2026

Definition of expressive

Adjective

Mackenzie writes with the characteristic judgmental sniff of an upper-crust tourist.

— Amelia Soth, JSTOR Daily, 15 July 2026
This could likely be the last World Cup for the 39-year-old superstar Lionel Messi, who is contributing as effectively as ever, with his characteristic walk up and down the field as teammates and defenders around him jog to and fro.

— Becky Sullivan, NPR, 14 July 2026

Definition of characteristic

Adjective

In certain people, physicians may recommend a breast MRI; for instance, for a symptomatic patient or an asymptomatic person with a high risk of developing breast cancer.

— Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Evidence for chiropractic care is limited to the symptomatic relief of musculoskeletal conditions, primarily low back and neck pain.

— David S. Shapiro, STAT, 30 June 2026

Definition of symptomatic

Adjective

The west is symbolic of death in mythology, but also connected to the land of Elysium, the final resting place for Greek heroes.

— Tanya Fedak, Variety, 18 July 2026
Just under 11 months later, Rodriguez decided to make a direct symbolic strike at China on their (sort of) soil.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026

Definition of symbolic

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