gestural

adjective

Definition of gesturalnext
as in expressive

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Recent Examples of gestural Mary Lovelace O’Neal, whose gestural abstractions consistently ran against the grain, defying the demands placed upon Black painters by critics and artists alike, died on Sunday in Mérida, Mexico. — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 13 May 2026 In the great room, Gibson took cues from a rug Christian Bérard created for Nelson Rockefeller’s Fifth Avenue apartment, amplifying its gestural floral pattern in a custom carpet and then carrying the motif up the walls. — David Foxley, Architectural Digest, 10 Apr. 2026 Loose, gestural ink drawings sit alongside still lifes of treasured objects, flea market finds are arranged like miniature stage sets, and candid snapshots of her Milan existence are collaged with painterly abandon. — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 24 Mar. 2026 Where An Orange Colored Day was gestural and allusive, A Rush to Nowhere is direct. — Stephen Kearse, Pitchfork, 11 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for gestural
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gestural
  1. expressive
  2. mobile
  3. movable
  4. moving
  5. motile
  6. demonstrative
Adjective
  • Oftentimes, players’ ensembles take on an avant-garde and expressive quality, curated in collaboration with renowned designers and stylists.
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026
  • But whereas the liberal shift in Egypt was especially pronounced in attitudes toward secular politics, in Turkey the largest shifts toward liberal views related to views of gender equality and expressive individualism.
    — Mansoor Moaddel, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of expressive
Adjective
  • Traditional mobile satellite services have often relied on specialized equipment, including satellite phones.
    — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The company also is making a play to become a major mobile communications provider, buying up spectrum from other companies.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of mobile
Adjective
  • Triad is one of the biggest names in chattel mortgages — or a home loan used on a movable abode, where the owner doesn't necessarily own the land underneath.
    — Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2026
  • This is the football equivalent of an unstoppable force meeting a movable object.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of movable
Adjective
  • Civil rights organizations have found that police have used minor non-moving violations such as window tinting to disproportionately search Black and brown motorists for warrants, weapons and drugs.
    — Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Perhaps the most moving moment of the finale is the last between John and Hal (or, more accurately, the Hal-o-gram).
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of moving
Adjective
  • The problem was that, under a microscope, Escherichia coli, Salmonella, and other motile bacteria almost instantly swam out of frame.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Upstairs at Sperm Racing HQ is a lab stocked with racks of test tubes, centrifuges for separating out the most motile sperm from a sample, and little plastic slides containing new microscopic racecourses for frat-boy cum.
    — Sam Kriss, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Definition of motile
Adjective
  • But things change over time, and in recent years, there's been a concerted effort to allow players to show more personality, be more demonstrative, and celebrate their success.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The work isn’t demonstrative, but neither is the pain of evolving.
    — Bill Koch, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of demonstrative

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“Gestural.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gestural. Accessed 26 Oct. 2026.

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