Figurative

adjective
'fɪɡjərətɪv

Adjective

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

    figurative language

    Similar:Nonliteral
    See also:Rhetorical
  • consisting of or forming human or animal figures

    the figurative art of the humanistic tradition

    Similar:Figural

Dictionary Validity

Tournament Word List (TWL)
Scrabble US
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW21)
Scrabble UK
ENABLE Dictionary
Words With Friends
Combined US/UK Scrabble Dictionary
SOWPODS
North American Scrabble (NWL2020)
NASPA

Similar Words

  • Figural
  • Nonliteral
  • Representational
  • Metaphoric
  • Metaphorical
  • Metonymic
  • Metonymical
  • Poetic
  • Synecdochic
  • Synecdochical
  • Analogical
  • Tropical
  • Extended