emblematic

em·blem·at·ic

adj \ˌem-blə-ˈma-tik\

Definition of EMBLEMATIC

: of, relating to, or constituting an emblem : symbolic, representative

— em·blem·at·i·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

Variants of EMBLEMATIC

em·blem·at·ic also em·blem·at·i·cal \-ti-kəl\

Examples of EMBLEMATIC

1. <the dove is emblematic of the organization's mission to bring some peace to a troubled world>

First Known Use of EMBLEMATIC

1645

Related to EMBLEMATIC

Synonyms: symbolic (also emblematical), representational, representative

Antonyms: nonsymbolic

Related Words: figural, figurative, metaphoric (or metaphorical), tropological; allegorical

Near Antonyms: actual, literal

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Other Heraldry Terms

blazon, cachet, couchant, dormant, escutcheon, potent, standard, totem

Rhymes with EMBLEMATIC

achromatic, acrobatic, aerobatic, anabatic, antistatic, aromatic, Asiatic, astigmatic, autocratic, automatic, bureaucratic, charismatic, cinematic, democratic, diplomatic, Eleatic, enzymatic, Hanseatic, hieratic, Hippocratic, hydrostatic, kerygmatic, kleptocratic, melismatic, mobocratic, monocratic, morganatic, numismatic, operatic, phallocratic, photostatic, plutocratic, pre-Socratic, problematic, programmatic, symptomatic, systematic, technocratic, theocratic, thermostatic, undogmatic, undramatic