COMMUNICATORY Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

communicatory

adjective

Definition of communicatory

as in explanatory

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Adjective

As the series continues, however, Kazan plays up the explanatory power of an incident from Cathy’s childhood.

— Alison Herman, Variety, 1 Oct. 2026
For a writer so given to cultural reference, intellectual genealogy, and various explanatory apparatuses, this failure of language is unexpectedly liberating to read.

— Zain Khalid, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of explanatory

Adjective

In 2023, Nash saw the need for a more edifying and uplifting alternative.

— The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026
And yet the office—its smells and politics, its grievances petty, existential, or edifying—must have made an impression.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of edifying

Adjective

Those copious field reports, sworn affidavits, and telegrams signed, alarmingly, HOOVER, would fascinate, enrage, and unmoor me.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026
The core elements—airy melodies, drug talk, copious ad-libs—are old hat, but frank tales of suburban ennui and romantic strife give the Minneapolis rapper’s latest album a refreshingly personal air.

— Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of copious

Adjective

The ministry did not disclose the missile’s flight time or provide detailed results from the test.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
Likely no detailed stories of what happened to them and why have been passed down through the generations.

— Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of detailed

Adjective

However, the database is far from comprehensive and represents about a fifth of Homeland Security's workforce, which staffs a little more than 220,000 people.

— Vanessa Romo, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026
The others asserted vested development rights and reliance on county representations, leaving only the comprehensive plan challenge, which asserted that commissioners wrongly rejected housing that complied with the county’s growth policies.

— Sarah Kinbar, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026

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