GESTIC Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

gestic

adjective

Definition of gestic

as in gesticulative

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Adjective

Heilmann first applied a foundational layer, frequently deploying gestural marks, then masked off portions of this base and overpainted it with a geometric second layer.

— News Desk, Artforum, 17 Aug. 2026
The editing rhythms are clipped and almost metronomically precise; individual scenes feel less composed than synthesized from an array of swift, gestural fragments—a hand on a doorknob, a face at the window—which have the effect of heightening your attention.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 26 June 2026

Definition of gestural

Adjective

However, the extraordinary part is putting it all together, delivering 100 MW net, fitting the system aboard a movable ship, and doing it for $587 million.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026
As those connected with Newcastle have discovered, judging windows in their immediate aftermath can be imprecise, as perceptions are a moveable feast.

— Chris Waugh, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of movable

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Perhaps the most moving moment of Don’t Look Back in Anger arrives early with the first of the reunion concerts in Cardiff, Wales.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026
Most moving, above all, are the correspondences with the writers themselves who reach out at their own expense—quite literally.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of moving

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