Synonyms of expressionistic

expressionistic

adjective

as in impressionistic

Related Words

• impressionistic
• expressionist
• impressionist
• nonrepresentational
• nonobjective
• abstract
• nonrealistic
• nonfigurative
• symbolist
• symbolistic

Dissimilar Words

• naturalistic
• realistic
• representational
• figurative
• objective
• natural
• lifelike
• nonabstract

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of expressionistic

Raimi and his collaborators go all out, ramping up the expressionistic filmmaking and embracing a clearer tone of comical absurdity. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 10 July 2026

In his songs, the English language turned woolier and more expressionistic; musical space-time distended and stretched. — New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026

The gap between that description and the surreal, personally expressionistic film up on the screen, however, could not be wider. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 14 Apr. 2026

The production works best when the play’s expressionistic flourishes invite theatergoers to consider more deeply the subjective experiences and societal subtexts that are being externalized. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026

Like a director manning a film dolly, Kehlmann pans from one perspective to another—including those of Greta Garbo and Louise Brooks, two glamorous actors whom Pabst discovered—to give an expressionistic sense of the people and the forces shaping his life. — The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2025

In nearly all these cases, there remains a sense of the uncanny, which makes the more recent works in the restaged show noteworthy for their comparably insistent, sometimes expressionistic representation of a warped realism. — Tim Griffin, Artforum, 1 Dec. 2025

Van Hove and Versweyveld share a sensibility that manages to embrace both expressionistic minimalism and a penchant for showmanship, sometimes in the same setting. — Demetrios Matheou, HollywoodReporter, 22 Nov. 2025

The first major Frankenstein film liberally adapts the source material, but in lieu of staging the novel as written, James Whale leans into expressionistic production design and Gothic spectacle. — Rory Doherty, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025