12 Letter Words for Illustrative
illustrative
10 Letter Words for Illustrative
illustrate, illuviates, literalist, lustrative, relativist, silvertail, titularies, villarsite, virtualist
9 Letter Words for Illustrative
illatives, illuviate, literatus, ritualist, servitial, tailleurs, tellurist, triallist, usitative, varietist, vaultiest, veiltails
8 Letter Words for Illustrative
allusive, alterius, altruist, auletris, illative, illusive, illustre, illutate, lairiest, listeria, literals, literati, liturate, lustrate, raillies, resilial, rivulets, ruellias, rutilate, sluttier, starlite, stavrite, stillier, stiltier, struvite, surtitle, tailleur, taillies, taistrel, taistril, talliers, tertials, tertulia, testrill, tilasite, tilletia, tilliest, tillites, titulars, trialist, tristive, tutelars, ultraist, uralites, uteritis, vairiest, vaulters, vaultier, veiltail, veritist, vestural, vetturas, virelais, virtutis, visitate, vitalist, vitellus, vitiates, vitrella
7 Letter Words for Illustrative
airiest, aletris, alisier, allures, arillus, artiest, artiste, arustle, astuter, attires, elitist, eluvial, estival, estrual, illeist, illites, illuvia, ilvaite, iratest, irisate, israeli, italite, iturite, laities, larvule, laurels, laurite, lautite, letrist, liatris, lietuva, listera, literal, litster, litters, littler, littles, lituate, lituite, liviers, lustier, lustral, lvalues, rallies, ratites, rattles, realist, resilia, retails, revisal, revisit, revuist, riliest, rillets, rillett, rituale, rituals, rivulet, ruellia, ruliest, rutiles, sallier, saltier, saltire, saluter, saulter, sillier, siltier, sitella, situate, situlae, sivaite, slatier, slatter, slitter, slutter, staiver, staller, starlet, starlit, startle, stative, stature, stauter, stellar, stiller, stilter, stivier, stralet, striate, stuiver, stuller, surveil, tailers, tailles, taillie, taivers, taivert, tallest, tallets, tallier, tallies, tallits, tarlies, tastier, tatlers, taurite, tellars, tertial, tertias, tertius, testril, tilaite, tillers, tillier, tillite, tilters, tilture, titlers, titular, titules, travels, travest, trellis, trilisa, trilite, trillet, trisalt, trisula, trivets, trivial, trustle, tuilles, tuitive, turista, turtles, tutelar, ulvales, uralite, usitate, uveitis, vallies, valuers, varlets, vastier, vatters, vaulter, veritas, versual, vestral, vettura, villate, virelai, virtual, virtues, virtuti, viruela, visiter, vistula, vitasti, vitelli, vitiate, vitrail, vitreal, vitrial, vitrite, vittles, vitular
6 Letter Words for Illustrative
airest, aivers, alerts, aliter, alives, allies, allure, alters, alture, alulet, alures, alveus, alvite, aretts, ariels, arilli, arilus, ariste, artels, arties, artist, artlet, astert, astite, astrut, astute, atreus, attire, aurist, aurite, auster, autist, averil, averts, avulse, elavil, eluvia, ervils, estall, estral, illest, illite, illure, illust, iseult, israel, isuret, ittria, laiser, laster, latest, latite, lative, latter, lattes, laurel, lauter, lavers, liaise, lilies, lirate, listel, lister, litatu, liters, litter, little, livers, livest, livier, livres, lulavs, lurves, luster, lustra, luteal, luters, lutist, lvalue, railes, rastle, ratels, ratite, rattel, rattle, rattus, ravels, reatus, relais, relast, relist, resail, resalt, resuit, result, retail, retial, retill, rilles, rillet, ritual, rivals, rivell, rivels, rivets, rustle, rutate, rutile, ruttle, sailer, sairve, salite, sallet, salter, saltie, salute, salver, satire, sative, sattie, sattle, saulie, saurel, sauter, savile, sellar, serail, serial, serval, setula, sillar, siller, silure, silvae, silver, silvia, sittar, sitter, situal, situla, slater, slaver, sliver, staler, starve, stater, statue, staver, stealt, stelai, stelar, stella, stevia, stilet, stiria, stiver, strail, strait, strate, strati, strave, streit, striae, strial, strive, stuart, sturte, suaver, suiter, sutile, sutler, sutter, suttle, tailer, tailet, taille, taiver, talers, talite, taller, talles, tallet, tallis, tallit, talter, tarsel, tartle, taslet, taster, taters, taties, tatler, tauter, tavell, tavers, tavert, telial, tellar, tellus, terais, tertia, tertii, testar, tetras, tilers, tiller, tillet, tilter, titers, titler, titles, titule, tituli, trails, traist, traits, travel, traves, travis, treats, tretis, trevis, trials, trilit, trilli, trills, triste, trisul, trites, trivat, trivet, trivia, truest, trulli, trulls, truvat, tuarts, tuille, tulare, tulasi, tulles, turtle, tutela, tutler, ulitis, ulster, ultras, uralis, urates, uretal, urials, urites, urtite, utters, valets, valeur, valise, vallis, valuer, values, valure, varies, varlet, vaster, vatter, vaults, vautes, velars, vellus, verist, versal, versta, vertus, veruta, vestal, vetust, vilest, villae, villar, villas, villus, virial, virile, virtue, virtus, visier, visile, visita, visite, vistal, visual, vitals, vitial, vitita, vittae, vittle, vrille
5 Letter Words for Illustrative
aesir, aillt, airts, aisle, aitis, aitus, aiver, alert, aleut, aliet, alist, alite, alive, aller, allis, alter, altus, alure, alvus, arest, arets, arett, ariel, aries, arils, arise, arist, arite, arius, arles, arsle, artel, artus, arvel, astel, aster, astir, astre, atilt, atter, attle, atule, aurei, aures, auris, autre, avell, avers, avert, avile, earls, earst, ellas, elvis, eruvs, ervil, etuis, evils, ileal, ileus, ilial, iliau, iller, illus, irate, irula, islet, istle, iters, ivies, laeti, lairs, laius, lares, laris, larus, larve, laser, later, latte, latus, laure, laver, laves, lears, least, leats, leirs, levir, liars, liart, liers, liest, lieus, lieut, lilas, liles, lilts, lisle, litai, litas, liter, lites, litra, litui, litus, liver, lives, livre, lulav, lural, lures, lurve, luser, lutea, luter, lutes, lutra, raile, rails, raise, raits, rales, ratel, rates, ratti, ratus, rauli, ravel, raves, reais, reals, reast, reist, resat, resit, retal, retia, rials, riels, riles, rille, rills, rites, ritsu, ritts, ritus, rival, rivas, rivel, rives, rivet, rules, salet, salle, salue, salve, sault, saute, sauve, saver, selar, sella, selva, serai, seral, serau, serta, serut, setal, sieur, sieva, siler, silva, sitar, sitta, siver, slait, slare, slart, slate, slave, slier, slirt, slite, slive, sluer, sluit, sruti, stail, stair, stale, stall, stare, start, state, stave, steal, stear, steil, stela, stell, steri, stert, stile, still, stilt, stire, stite, stive, strae, stria, strit, strue, strut, struv, stull, sture, sturt, suave, suite, sulea, sulla, sural, surat, sutra, sutta, svelt, tails, taise, taits, taler, tales, talis, talli, talls, talus, tares, tarie, tarse, tarsi, tarte, tarts, tarve, taser, taste, tater, tates, tatie, tatus, tauts, taver, teals, tears, teart, teats, teils, telar, telia, tells, tellt, terai, teras, terts, tesla, testa, tetra, tetri, tiars, tiers, tiler, tiles, tilia, tills, tilts, tires, tirls, tirve, tisar, titar, titer, titis, title, tiver, trail, trait, trats, trave, treas, treat, trest, trial, trias, tries, trill, trist, trite, trues, trull, trust, tuart, tules, tulle, tulsa, tulsi, turse, ualis, uller, ultra, ulvas, uraei, urali, urals, urase, urate, ureal, ureas, urial, uriel, urite, ursae, ursal, urvas, uster, uteri, utile, utter, uvate, uveal, uveas, uvres, vails, vaire, vairs, vales, valet, valis, valse, value, vares, varus, vates, vatus, vault, vaute, vauts, veals, veils, velal, velar, vells, versa, verst, verts, vertu, verus, vesta, vetus, vials, viers, viler, villa, ville, villi, vills, viral, virls, virtu, virus, visie, visit, vista, vitae, vital, vitis, vitra, vitta, vleis, vlies, vrils
4 Letter Words for Illustrative
aiel, aile, ails, aire, airs, airt, aits, aitu, aivr, ales, alii, alls, alts, ares, aret, aril, aris, arle, arte, arts, arui, astr, ates, atis, atle, atli, atte, aute, aver, aves, avie, avis, earl, ears, east, eats, eaus, eila, eira, elli, ells, elts, elul, eral, eras, erat, eria, eris, erst, eruv, esau, etas, etat, etua, etui, eval, evil, iare, ilea, ilia, ills, ires, iris, isle, itai, ital, itas, itel, iter, itll, iure, laer, laet, lair, lait, lare, lari, lars, lase, last, late, lati, lats, laur, laus, lave, lavs, leal, lear, leas, leat, leir, leis, lest, lets, lett, leva, levi, liar, lias, lier, lies, lieu, lila, lile, lilt, lira, lire, liri, list, lisu, lite, liti, lits, litu, live, ller, lues, luit, lura, lure, lurs, lust, lute, rail, rais, rait, rale, rall, rals, rast, rate, rats, ratu, rave, real, reit, rest, rets, revs, rial, rias, riel, ries, rile, rill, rise, rist, rita, rite, rits, ritt, riva, rive, rtlt, rues, rule, rull, rusa, ruse, rust, ruta, ruts, sail, sair, sale, sall, salt, sare, sari, sart, sate, sati, saul, saur, saut, save, seal, sear, seat, seil, seir, seit, sell, selt, sert, serv, seta, sett, sial, sier, sila, sile, sill, silt, sire, siri, sita, site, siti, situ, siva, slat, slav, slit, slue, slur, slut, star, stat, ster, stet, stie, stir, stra, stre, stue, stut, suer, suet, suit, sula, sull, sura, sure, surv, suva, tael, tail, tais, tait, tale, tali, tall, tare, tari, tars, tart, tasu, tate, tats, tatu, taur, taus, taut, tave, tavs, teal, tear, teas, teat, teil, tela, teli, tell, tels, telt, tera, test, tets, tiar, tier, ties, tile, till, tils, tilt, tire, tirl, tite, titi, tits, trat, trav, tres, tret, trie, trit, true, tsia, tues, tuis, tula, tule, tute, tuts, ules, ulla, ullr, ulta, ulva, ural, urea, ures, uria, ursa, urva, usar, user, utai, utas, utes, util, utis, uvae, uval, uvas, uvea, uvre, vaes, vail, vair, vale, vali, vall, vare, vari, vars, vase, vast, vasu, vats, vatu, vaus, vaut, veal, veau, veil, vela, vell, vera, veri, vers, vert, vest, veta, vets, vial, vias, vier, vies, vila, vile, vill, virl, visa, vise, vita, vite, vlei, vlsi, vril
3 Letter Words for Illustrative
aer, aes, ail, air, ais, ait, ale, all, als, alt, are, ars, art, aru, ase, asl, ast, ate, att, aul, ave, ear, eas, eat, eau, eir, ela, eli, ell, els, elt, era, ers, ert, esr, est, esu, eta, ile, ill, ira, ire, irs, ise, isl, ist, ita, its, iva, ive, lai, lar, las, lat, lav, lea, lei, ler, les, let, leu, lev, lie, lir, lis, lit, lst, ltr, lue, lur, lut, rai, ras, rat, rea, rei, rel, res, rev, ria, rie, rit, riv, rle, rte, rti, rue, rut, sai, sal, sar, sat, sau, sav, sea, sei, sel, ser, set, sie, sil, sir, sit, sla, sle, slt, sri, sta, str, sue, sui, sur, tai, tal, tar, tas, tat, tau, tav, tea, tel, ter, tes, tet, tie, til, tis, tit, tiu, tlr, tra, tri, trs, trt, tsi, tst, tua, tue, tui, tur, tut, uit, ula, ule, ull, ult, ura, ure, urs, usa, use, ust, uta, ute, uti, uts, uva, vae, val, var, vas, vat, vau, vei, vel, ver, vet, via, vie, vii, vil, vis
Definitions for Illustrative
[1] serving to illustrate; explanatory: illustrative examples.
Words related to Illustrative
figurative, descriptive, emblematic, revealing, allegorical, comparative, corroborative, expository, graphic, indicative, representative, sample, symbolic, typical, illuminative, interpretive, pictorial, clarifying, diagrammatic, explicatory
Words nearby Illustrative
illust., illustrate, illustrated, illustration, illustrational, illustrative, illustrator, illustrious, illuvial, illuviate, illuviation
Origin of Illustrative
First recorded in 1635–45; illustrate + -ive
Other words from Illustrative
il·lus·tra·tive·ly , adverb
non·il·lus·tra·tive , adjective
non·il·lus·tra·tive·ly , adverb
o·ver·il·lus·tra·tive , adjective
o·ver·il·lus·tra·tive·ly , adverb
self-il·lus·tra·tive , adjective
un·il·lus·tra·tive , adjective
Synonyms for Illustrative
descriptive, emblematic, figurative, revealing, allegorical, clarifying, comparative, corroborative, delineative, diagrammatic, exemplifying, explicatory, expository, graphic, iconographic, illuminative, illustrational, illustratory, imagistic, indicative, interpretive, metaphoric, pictorial, pictoric, representative, sample, specifying, symbolic, typical