Expressive

/ɪkˈspɹɛsɪv/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:22 ptsWWF:24 pts10 letters

Definition of Expressive

noun

Any word or phrase that expresses (that the speaker, writer, or signer has) a certain attitude toward or information about the referent.
(more narrowly) A word or phrase, belonging to a distinct word class or having distinct morphosyntactic properties, with semantic symbolism (for example, an onomatopoeia), variously considered either a synonym, a hypernym or a hyponym of ideophone.

adjective

Effectively conveying thought or feeling.

Anagrams of Expressive

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "expressive":

8-LETTER WORDS

7-LETTER WORDS

expires express peeress peeries previse prexies revises seepier veeries vespers

6-LETTER WORDS

espies expire peerie peeves peises perses pisser prexes prises reeves reives resees revise seiser series+17 more

5-LETTER WORDS

eerie epees erses peers peeve peise peres

Related Word Patterns

EX...Words starting with "ex"...VEWords ending with "ve"All 10-letter words Unscramble "expressive"

Synonyms & Antonyms

ANTONYMS

inexpressiveunexpressive

Rhyming Words

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