GESTICULATIVE Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

gesticulative

adjective

Definition of gesticulative

as in gesticulatory

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Adjective

Most of Enthalpy has the gestural looseness of spontaneous composition.

— Reed Jackson, SPIN, 28 Sep. 2026
One of the most prominent theories about the origins of human language is that our ancestors started to communicate using gestural language.

— Hannah Little, Scientific American, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of gestural

Adjective

Civil rights organizations have found that police have used minor non-moving violations such as window tinting to disproportionately search Black and brown motorists for warrants, weapons and drugs.

— Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Perhaps the most moving moment of the finale is the last between John and Hal (or, more accurately, the Hal-o-gram).

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of moving

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Triad is one of the biggest names in chattel mortgages — or a home loan used on a movable abode, where the owner doesn't necessarily own the land underneath.

— Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2026
This is the football equivalent of an unstoppable force meeting a movable object.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of movable

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