unrhetorical

Synonyms

informal

used of spoken and written language

literal

limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text

plain

not elaborate or elaborated; simple

matter-of-fact, prosaic

not fanciful or imaginative

plainspoken

using simple and direct language

Antonyms:

rhetorical

given to rhetoric, emphasizing style at the expense of thought

figurative, nonliteral

(used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech

fancy

not plain; decorative or ornamented

bombastic, declamatory, large, orotund, tumid, turgid

ostentatiously lofty in style

flowery, ornate

marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details

empurpled, over-embellished, purple

excessively elaborate or showily expressed

forensic

of, relating to, or used in public debate or argument

grandiloquent, magniloquent, tall

lofty in style

oratorical

characteristic of an orator or oratory

poetic, poetical

characteristic of or befitting poetry

stylistic

of or relating to style (especially in the use of language)

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