7
denotative(adjective, characteristic, significant, indication, telling)
6
indicative(adjective, characteristic, significant, indication, telling)
6
suggestive(adjective, characteristic, significant, suggest, indirect)
5
allusive(adjective, suggest, indirect, suggestive, oblique)
5
emblematic(adjective, characteristic, significant, indication, telling)
5
symbolic(adjective, characteristic, significant, indication, telling)
4
figurative
4
indicatory(adjective, characteristic, significant, indication, telling)
4
intensional
4
typical(adjective, indication)
3
symptomatic(adjective, characteristic, significant, indication, telling)
3
demonstrative(characteristic, significant, indication, telling, ominous)
3
diagnostic(characteristic, significant, indication, telling, ominous)
3
expressive(adjective, characteristic, significant, telling, ominous)
3
implicative
3
impressionistic(adjective, suggest, indirect, suggestive, oblique)
3
meaning
2
connotational
2
representative(adjective, indication)
2
allegorical
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