COMMUNICATORY Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

communicatory

adjective

Definition of communicatory

as in explanatory

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Adjective

As the series continues, however, Kazan plays up the explanatory power of an incident from Cathy’s childhood.

— Alison Herman, Variety, 1 Oct. 2026
For a writer so given to cultural reference, intellectual genealogy, and various explanatory apparatuses, this failure of language is unexpectedly liberating to read.

— Zain Khalid, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of explanatory

Adjective

In 2023, Nash saw the need for a more edifying and uplifting alternative.

— The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026
And yet the office—its smells and politics, its grievances petty, existential, or edifying—must have made an impression.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of edifying

Adjective

Verity is indisposed, and her husband, Jeremy (Josh Hartnett), is looking for someone to take over her series and come stay at their Vermont house and go through his wife’s copious notes and outlines.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
She has been incapacitated after a car accident but has left copious notes for the next book in a series.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of copious

Adjective

By comparison, human advisors can build a comprehensive financial plan — including investing, taxes, insurance, retirement planning, estate planning and more — based on your specific goals.

— Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,Kelli Grant, CFP®, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
Months later, Straker delivered a comprehensive menu—and when the doors opened, Casa Cruz became London’s hottest restaurant.

— Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 7 Oct. 2026

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