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Metaphorical

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adj. Pertaining to or characterized by a metaphor; figurative; symbolic.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

Pertaining to or of the nature of metaphor; consisting of or abounding in metaphor; not literal: as, a metaphorical expression; a metaphorical use of words.

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adj. expressing one thing in terms normally denoting another

Word Usage

""It's not until a violent climax at the Casino that the two halves of the plot come together, and then the connection is more convincing in metaphorical than literal terms.""

Equivalent

figurative nonliteral

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

figurative allegorical parabolic transumptive

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

categorical historical rhetorical

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

figurative allegorical symbolic literal mythological