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Synonyms for nonliteral in English

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nonliteral:
- figurative; nonliteral

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Detailed Synonyms for nonliteral in English

nonliteral:

nonliteral adj

nonliteral

– (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

Alternate Synonyms for "nonliteral":

figurative; analogical; extended; metaphorical; metaphoric; metonymic; metonymical; poetic; synecdochic; synecdochical; tropical; rhetorical

Antonyms for "nonliteral":

literal

Related Definitions for "nonliteral":

(used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech¹

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University