declaratory

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UK/dɛˈklæɹətɹi/

adjective

Serving to declare or explain

Similar
declarativeasserting
Opposite
interrogatory
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Meanings

adjectivedeclaratory (not comparable)
  1. not comparableServing to declare or explain

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiverelating to the use of or having the nature of a declaration

Similar
declarativeasserting
Opposite
interrogatory
Also see
assertingdeclarative

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From declare + -atory.

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Translations

French déclaratoire
  • déclaratoireserving to declare or explain
German deklaratorisch, erklärend
  • deklaratorischserving to declare or explain
  • erklärendserving to declare or explain
  • feststellendserving to declare or explain
  • Feststellungs-serving to declare or explain
Cite this entry
APA

declaratory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/declaratory

MLA

“declaratory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/declaratory. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “declaratory,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/declaratory.

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