Denotative Synonyms and Antonyms

dĭ-nōtə-tĭv, dēnō-tā-
Serving to designate or indicate
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. denotive
  2. designative
  3. designatory
  4. exhibitive
  5. exhibitory
  6. indicative
  7. indicatory
In accordance with fact or the primary meaning of a term
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. explicit
Having the power of explicitly denoting or designating or naming
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. denotive
Antonyms:
  1. connotative

Denotative Sentence Examples

  • Herodotus, like Homer, has a denotative as well as a connotative use.

  • Most semioticians argue that no sign is purely denotative - lacking connotation.

  • The fundamental principles of his system (see Scholasticism) are that "Essentia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem" ("Occam's Razor"), that nouns, like algebraical symbols, are merely denotative terms whose meaning is conventionally agreed upon (suppositio), and that the destructive effect of these principles in theological matters does not in any way destroy faith (see the Centilogium Theologicum, Lyons, 1495, and Tractatus de Sacramento Altaris).