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explanatory

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of explanatory

serving to explain
  • the explanatory section has as its heading "What the New Tax Changes Mean"
Synonyms of explanatory

elucidative, exegetical (also exegetic), explanative, explicative, explicatory, expositive, expository, illuminative, illustrative, interpretative, interpretive
Words Related to explanatory

analytic (or analytical), demonstrative, discursive

exculpatory, exonerative

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