Thesaurus results for ILLUMINATIVE

illuminative

adjective

i-ˈlü-mə-ˌnā-tiv

as in interpretive

serving to explain illuminative descriptions of the sights to be seen from the observatory gave us a much better idea of what we were looking at

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Recent Examples of illuminative Hybrid lanterns that meet the aforementioned criteria are indeed out there, waiting to illuminate your next campsite, glamping trip, picnic, late-night reading session, or simply to add a little illuminative flare to that embarrassingly barren bookshelf in time for the next Zoom meeting. —

J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine, 17 Feb. 2022 Along the way, Robbins spices his story through illuminative moments and mini-biographies. —

OregonLive.com, 14 Oct. 2017

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Adjective

That burden, along with the conventions of the true-crime genre, not to mention that of theater in service of a political point, sometimes hampers the interpretive space of the actors and the creative team, who have to spend a lot of their time getting the facts and the history across.

— Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
The site also features three miles of nature trails and a Treetop Discovery Tower with views of Lake Huron, the Straits of Mackinac and Mackinac Island, along with interpretive programming that explains how sawn lumber was rafted across behind sailing ships.

— Andy Morrison, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026