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descriptive
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Synonyms:

designating, identifying, definitive , graphic , describing, narrative , expository, interpretive, anecdotal, characterizing, illuminating, illuminative, expressive, clear , true to life, illustrative, lifelike, vivid , portraitive, picturesque, circumstantial, eloquent, detailed , pictorial, photographic, classificatory, representative , indicative, revealing, characteristic , explanatory, characterising (UK), portraying, depicting, illustrating, well-drawn

Antonyms:

vague , nondescriptive, nondescript , undescriptive, ambiguous, imprecise, unclear

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