gestural

adjective

Definition of gesturalnext
as in expressive

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Recent Examples of gestural Mary Lovelace O’Neal, whose gestural abstractions consistently ran against the grain, defying the demands placed upon Black painters by critics and artists alike, died on Sunday in Mérida, Mexico. — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 13 May 2026 In the great room, Gibson took cues from a rug Christian Bérard created for Nelson Rockefeller’s Fifth Avenue apartment, amplifying its gestural floral pattern in a custom carpet and then carrying the motif up the walls. — David Foxley, Architectural Digest, 10 Apr. 2026 Loose, gestural ink drawings sit alongside still lifes of treasured objects, flea market finds are arranged like miniature stage sets, and candid snapshots of her Milan existence are collaged with painterly abandon. — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 24 Mar. 2026 Where An Orange Colored Day was gestural and allusive, A Rush to Nowhere is direct. — Stephen Kearse, Pitchfork, 11 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for gestural
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gestural
  1. expressive
  2. mobile
  3. movable
  4. moving
  5. motile
  6. demonstrative
Adjective
  • Shoes also embraced a more playful and expressive spirit, with jewels, bows, flowers, bold prints and vibrant colors.
    — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • But animation is just so much more expressive, so much more information can be carried through color and line size and boldness and the kind of unreal physicality that nonetheless conveys real emotion.
    — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of expressive
Adjective
  • Half these upwardly mobile workers are Skilled Through Alternative Routes (STARs), without college degrees, and they are concentrated in a surprisingly small set of ‘gateway’ jobs.
    — Byron Auguste, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Equipping your agent with this context can set it apart from generic FAQ-reciting chatbots and unlock extraordinary mobile experiences, including helpful, proactive communications.
    — Amanda McGuckin Hager, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of mobile
Adjective
  • This is the football equivalent of an unstoppable force meeting a movable object.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Five of the signs are movable, and the university can change the messaging.
    — Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of movable
Adjective
  • 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
  • Perhaps the most moving moment of Don’t Look Back in Anger arrives early with the first of the reunion concerts in Cardiff, Wales.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of moving
Adjective
  • The problem was that, under a microscope, Escherichia coli, Salmonella, and other motile bacteria almost instantly swam out of frame.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Upstairs at Sperm Racing HQ is a lab stocked with racks of test tubes, centrifuges for separating out the most motile sperm from a sample, and little plastic slides containing new microscopic racecourses for frat-boy cum.
    — Sam Kriss, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Definition of motile
Adjective
  • The work isn’t demonstrative, but neither is the pain of evolving.
    — Bill Koch, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Handed a less demonstrative character, Ifans is very moving as a man who’s slow both to accept reality and to ask for help, despite making a living as a nurturing educator.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of demonstrative

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“Gestural.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gestural. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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