Synonyms of interpretive

interpretive

adjective

as in interpretative

serving to explain

an edition of Shakespeare's plays with many interpretive footnotes that students should find very helpful

Synonyms & Similar Words

• interpretative
• illustrative
• explanative
• illuminative
• explanatory
• exegetical
• analytic
• expository
• explicative
• expositive
• explicatory
• discursive
• elucidative
• demonstrative
• exculpatory
• exonerative

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of interpretive

For those who are tired of such narratives, the appeal of the show will be in its interpretive stagecraft, which is impressive and clever. — Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026

This can be true, but only when the interpretive capability around those signals is developing alongside them. — Dhiraj Adya, Forbes.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Leary’s language of healthier swaps for happy hour is the interpretive frame worth watching. — Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026

The order set in motion efforts to revise or remove interpretive signs and other materials across national parks and federal sites, touching on subjects ranging from slavery and Indigenous history to climate change. — Martin Goillandeau, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026

An interpretive reply is built on evidence, but there is not a single takeaway. — Leo S. Lo, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026

Not in some ambiguous, interpretive way—but with your actual eyes. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 9 Sep. 2026

There are five switchback landings with interpretive displays, benches and new ways to view the river and the falls. — Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Anedda’s way of capturing different moments from different linguistic or interpretive points of view allows the everyday elements of our lives to find space in poetry, democratically. — Wallis Wilde-Menozzi, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026