Synonyms for descriptive

Adjective

1. descriptive (vs. undescriptive)

usage: serving to describe or inform or characterized by description; "the descriptive variable"; "a descriptive passage"

2. synchronic (vs. diachronic), descriptive, synchronous#1, synchronal#1, synchronic

usage: concerned with phenomena (especially language) at a particular period without considering historical antecedents; "synchronic linguistics"; "descriptive linguistics"

3. descriptive (vs. prescriptive)

usage: describing the structure of a language; "descriptive linguistics simply describes language"