DESCRIPTIVE Synonyms

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	clear				verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj
	adjective • readily apparent to the mind • allowing light to pass through • accurately stated or described • free from clouds or mist or haze noun • the state of being free of suspicion • a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water adverb • entirely • in an easily perceptible manner adjective satellite • free from confusion or doubt • affording free passage or view • free from contact or proximity or connection • characterized by freedom from troubling thoughts (especially guilt) • (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims • (especially of a title) free from any encumbrance or limitation that presents a question of fact or law • clear and distinct to the senses; easily perceptible • free of restrictions or qualifications • free from flaw or blemish or impurity • clear of charges or deductions • easily deciphered • freed from any question of guilt • characterized by ease and quickness in perceiving verb • rid of obstructions • make a way or path by removing objects • become clear • grant authorization or clearance for • remove • go unchallenged; be approved • be debited and credited to the proper bank accounts • go away or disappear • pass by, over, or under without making contact • make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear • free from payment of customs duties, as of a shipment • clear from impurities, blemishes, pollution, etc. • yield as a net profit • make as a net profit • earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages • sell to get rid of • pass an inspection or receive authorization • pronounce not guilty of criminal charges • settle, as of a debt • make clear, bright, light, or translucent • rid of instructions or data • remove (people) from a building • remove the occupants of • free (the throat) by making a rasping sound
	clear-cut				adjectiveadj
	adjective satellite • clearly or sharply defined to the mind • having had all the trees removed at one time • clear and distinct to the senses; easily perceptible verb • remove all the trees at one time
	defined				verb, adjectivev, adj
	adjective • clearly characterized or delimited adjective satellite • showing clearly the outline or profile or boundary
	detailed				adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
	adjective satellite • developed or executed with care and in minute detail
	elucidative				adjectiveadj
	adjective satellite • that makes clear
	enlightening				adjectiveadj
	adjective • tending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignorance • enlightening or uplifting so as to encourage intellectual or moral improvement
	evocative				adjectiveadj
	adjective satellite • serving to bring to mind
	explanatory				adjectiveadj
	adjective satellite • serving or intended to explain or make clear
	explicit				adjectiveadj
	adjective • precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable; leaving nothing to implication adjective satellite • in accordance with fact or the primary meaning of a term
	expressive				adjectiveadj
	adjective • performing gestures or possessing qualities or features that suggest a certain state of being or emotion adjective satellite • characterized by expression
	graphic				verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
	adjective • of or relating to the graphic arts • relating to or presented by a graph noun • an image that is generated by a computer adjective satellite • written or drawn or engraved • describing nudity or sexual activity in graphic detail • evoking lifelike images within the mind
	illuminating				adjectiveadj
	adjective • tending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignorance
	illustrative				adjectiveadj
	adjective satellite • clarifying by use of examples • serving to demonstrate
	informative				adjectiveadj
	adjective • tending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignorance • serving to instruct or enlighten or inform • providing or conveying information
	lucid				adjectiveadj
	adjective satellite • (of language) transparently clear; easily understandable • having a clear mind • capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner • transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity
	picturesque				adjectiveadj
	adjective satellite • suggesting or suitable for a picture; pretty as a picture • strikingly expressive
	plain				noun, adjectiven, adj
	adjective • not elaborate or elaborated; simple • lacking patterns especially in color noun • extensive tract of level open land • a basic knitting stitch made by putting the needle through the front of the stitch from the lefthand side adverb • unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly') adjective satellite • clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment • not mixed with extraneous elements • free from any effort to soften to disguise • lacking embellishment or ornamentation • lacking in physical beauty or proportion verb • express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
	specific				adjectiveadj
	adjective • (sometimes followed by `to') applying to or characterized by or distinguishing something particular or special or unique • relating to or distinguishing or constituting a taxonomic species • being or affecting a disease produced by a particular microorganism or condition; used also of stains or dyes used in making microscope slides noun • a fact about some part (as opposed to general) • a medicine that has a mitigating effect on a specific disease adjective satellite • stated explicitly or in detail
	telling				verb, adjectivev, adj
	noun • an act of narration • informing by words • disclosing information or giving evidence about another adjective satellite • disclosing unintentionally something concealed • powerfully persuasive • producing a strong effect
	vivid				adjectiveadj
	adjective satellite • evoking lifelike images within the mind • having the clarity and freshness of immediate experience • having strong or striking color • (of color) having the highest saturation

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