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

Participating brands align around a common fiber specification and supply chain, then provide indicative volumes that can be combined to meet minimum order quantities at the fiber and yarn levels.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 28 Aug. 2026
There was no sign of the usual easy-going, affable nature that has been so indicative of Joe Root’s personality in his 14 years as an England cricketer.

— Paul Newman, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of indicative

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

Considering that the vast majority of great films did some additional photography, ranging from extensive to minor, why are reshoots now a telltale sign of a looming disaster?

— Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 2026
One of the telltale signs is the presence of Capricornus, a constellation that looks more convincing on a chart than in the sky.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of telltale

Adjective

In the 19th century, flamenco dancers began using the abanico as an expressive prop, as Cuban song and dance styles such as the guajira influenced the dance form.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026
The season’s biggest trends are comfortable, expressive, and accessible—which is where Amazon comes in.

— Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of expressive

Adjective

If physical gestures serve our relatives just fine, why did our own branch of the family tree gradually favor biological changes in our brains and anatomy that permitted our characteristic complexities in language and precision in speech?

— Mike McRae September 02, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2026
And in relation to me and Baba—so much of that inability to express affection is characteristic of son-father relationships in Arab families and has so much to do with how both of us were taught what a man should behave like.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of characteristic

Adjective

Grieving families were made visible, giving voice and shape to those who were lost, as people held symbolic burial rites or went on their own journeys to look for loved ones.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
Mukunda Rijal said his cousins and their daughters had not been found, prompting the family to perform a symbolic funeral for them.

— Shristi Kafle, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of symbolic

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