Thesaurus results for ALLUSIVE

allusive

adjective

Definition of allusive

as in referring

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Recent Examples of allusive Where An Orange Colored Day was gestural and allusive, A Rush to Nowhere is direct. — Stephen Kearse, Pitchfork, 11 Mar. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for allusive

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The telling sequence There’s not a sequence more indicative of the aforementioned separation than the end of the first half.

— Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2026
The congregation of athletic aficionados keen to connect with their idols and fellow fans is indicative of a wider trend.

— Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of indicative

Adjective

Community members' opposition to data center development in Memphis is reflective of the broader attitude across America in recent months.

— Lauren Fichten, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
José Antonio Bañuelos-Díaz, 42, a Mexican national and West Adams resident, appeared in court wearing a reflective vest with the name of a landscaping company, blue jeans and boots with the American flag on them.

— Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 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

In the 1960s America launched the Vela fleet of satellites, whose sole task was to look at Earth’s surface and search for any telltale neutrons, x-rays and gamma rays—extremely high-energy particles—coming from a nuclear explosion.

— Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Yet in September, Bangladesh reported a daily average of 1,198 new cases of measles, which causes a high fever, cough and telltale rash.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of telltale

Adjective

Oftentimes, players’ ensembles take on an avant-garde and expressive quality, curated in collaboration with renowned designers and stylists.

— Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026
But whereas the liberal shift in Egypt was especially pronounced in attitudes toward secular politics, in Turkey the largest shifts toward liberal views related to views of gender equality and expressive individualism.

— Mansoor Moaddel, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of expressive

Adjective

In each case, what began as the characteristic business cultures of the two AI superpowers is now embedded in their foreign policy.

— NIALL FERGUSON, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026
Humans, for example, typically have their hearts on the left, while other internal organs occupy characteristic positions.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of characteristic

Adjective

Most uncomplicated muscle strains improve with symptomatic treatment, but some could develop neurological complications.

— Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026
The Vision Council reported on October 1, 2026, that 78% of adults experienced eye fatigue after screen use at least once in the past three months, and 39% of symptomatic respondents had never raised the issue with a healthcare professional.

— Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of symptomatic

Adjective

This approach also failed to deter Ukraine’s land incursions into Russia and strikes on symbolic Russian targets and Russian strategic infrastructure, let alone compel Kyiv to surrender.

— Dmitry Adamsky, Foreign Affairs, 21 Oct. 2026
In these situations, withdrawing into a literal or symbolic dark room—avoiding sources of stress and going to a safe place—can be adaptive in the short term.

— Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

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