illustratively
In showing fashion
In a way that serves as an example or clarifies through demonstration.
The adverb modifies verbs of explanation or presentation: She spoke illustratively, pointing to the chart as she explained each trend.
Something done illustratively uses examples rather than abstract description to make a point clear.
Making something easier understood
- explicatingAnalyzing to clarify meaning
- explainingMaking something understood
- interpretingExtracting meaning from something
- simplifyingMaking less complex
enlightening · illuminating · demystifying · disambiguating · unpacking · lucidly · plainly · clearly
With intense clarity
- graphicallyIn visual representation
- pictoriallyIn image form
- evocativelyIn memory-summoning manner
- colorfullyIn vivid, varied tones
expressively · figuratively · picturesquely · scenically · representationally · realistically · lifelike · detailed
Making rough drawings
- drawingMarks forming a picture
- renderingInterpretive depiction or performance
- portrayingDepicting in performance
- picturingForming mental images
diagramming · charting · graphing · visualizing · delineating · outlining · mapping · figuring
Serving as ideal instance
- showingPresenting for others
- displayingPresenting to view
- exhibitingPresenting for viewing
- presentingDisplaying to an audience
representing · indicating · conveying · manifesting · embodying · signifying · highlighting · evidencing
elucidating
Making something easier understood
- explicatingAnalyzing to clarify meaning
- explainingMaking something understood
- interpretingExtracting meaning from something
simplifying · enlightening · illuminating · demystifying · disambiguating · unpacking · lucidly · plainly · clearly · transparently
vividly
With intense clarity
- graphicallyIn visual representation
- pictoriallyIn image form
- evocativelyIn memory-summoning manner
colorfully · expressively · figuratively · picturesquely · scenically · representationally · realistically · lifelike · detailed · elaborate
sketching
Making rough drawings
- drawingMarks forming a picture
- renderingInterpretive depiction or performance
- portrayingDepicting in performance
picturing · diagramming · charting · graphing · visualizing · delineating · outlining · mapping · figuring · imaging
exemplifying
Serving as ideal instance
- showingPresenting for others
- displayingPresenting to view
- exhibitingPresenting for viewing
presenting · representing · indicating · conveying · manifesting · embodying · signifying · highlighting · evidencing · typifying
illustrativelytheoretically
In principle, not actuality
abstractly · in the abstract · conceptually · generally · in principle
illustrativelyassertively
In a self-assured way
dogmatically · axiomatically · categorically · baldly · ex cathedra
illustrativelygenerally
In most instances
universally · broadly · sweepingly · categorically · indiscriminately