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Synonyms for figurative in English

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figurative:
- figurative; metaphorical; nonliteral; figural

English

Detailed Synonyms for figurative in English

figurative:

figurative adj

figurative
figurative; metaphorical
- figurative adj
- metaphorical adj
figurative
figurative
- figurative adj
figurative

– (used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech ¹
figurative; nonliteral
– (used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech ¹
- figurative adj
  - figurative language¹
- nonliteral adj
figurative

– consisting of or forming human or animal figures ¹
figurative; figural
– consisting of or forming human or animal figures ¹
- figurative adj
  - the figurative art of the humanistic tradition¹
- figural adj
  - a figural design¹

Related Words for "figurative":

figuratively

Alternate Synonyms for "figurative":

nonliteral; analogical; extended; metaphorical; metaphoric; metonymic; metonymical; poetic; synecdochic; synecdochical; tropical; rhetorical
figural; representational

Antonyms for "figurative":

literal

Related Definitions for "figurative":

(used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech¹
- figurative language¹
consisting of or forming human or animal figures¹
- the figurative art of the humanistic tradition¹

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