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

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Similar Words

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