communicatory

adjective

Definition of communicatorynext
as in explanatory

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for communicatory
  1. explanatory
  2. edifying
  3. copious
  4. detailed
  5. comprehensive
Adjective
  • The movie, without devoting one explanatory line of dialogue to it, treats Avery’s career as an existential relationship ender.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 27 Nov. 2024
  • The body language of Alexander-Arnold was such that Slot appeared briefly at his side to offer a few explanatory words.
    Daniel Taylor, The Athletic, 25 Aug. 2024
Definition of explanatory
Adjective
  • This may have been a low point, but not even the more edifying moments of the discussion shed much light on the essential conflict between Brustein’s commitment to integration and Wilson’s appeal for separatism.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2023
  • But the fact that the two situations are being compared does not make the comparison very edifying.
    Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 17 Jan. 2023
Definition of edifying
Adjective
  • For example, the recent case of Hannah Kobayashi, a 30-year-old Hawaiian woman flagged as missing by her family, has generated copious media coverage and, seemingly, police attention.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The Small Steps Not all recalibration techniques require copious amounts of time.
    Elissa Kelly, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of copious
Adjective
  • Skip to the current day and supercomputers are performing a nearly unfathomable number of calculations daily to produce highly detailed weather forecasts many days into the future around the globe.
    Mary Gilbert, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Many of the funerary engravings that have been found are much longer and more detailed than the one in Blais’ studio.
    Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of detailed
Adjective
  • The lawsuit, filed Thursday, raises questions about the ethics of transitioning minors without comprehensive psychological evaluations and could have significant implications for medical practitioners in this field.
    Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 6 Dec. 2024
  • At your next annual exam with your primary care doctor, ask for a comprehensive metabolic panel (CMP).
    Brittany Risher, SELF, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of comprehensive
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Thesaurus Entries Near communicatory

communicators

communicatory

communing

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