interpretative

as in interpretive
serving to explain fundamentalists who believe that the Bible means exactly what it says and thus requires no interpretative commentary

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Recent Examples of interpretative With her powerful voice and hypnotic interpretative quality, Peluso seems tailor-made for this. Sigal Ratner-Arias, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interpretative
Adjective
  • Nothing is lost in this interpretive framework except historical truth in its most disarming configurations.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The landmark interpretive center, which opened to the public in 1994, is a hub for education on the Devonian period.
    Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • These price ranges are based on internal data and are intended as illustrative estimates only.
    Maria Williams, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
  • On the one hand, Cantore is illustrative of how Juventus operate in talent identification and development.
    James Horncastle, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025

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“Interpretative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interpretative. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.

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