Aesopian

adjective

variants also Aesopic
Definition of Aesopiannext
as in symbolical

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for Aesopian
  1. symbolic
  2. allegorical
  3. emblematic
  4. figurative
  5. tropical
Adjective
  • House Democrats on Tuesday introduced a bill that would require congressional approval for a president to impose tariffs due to claims of a national emergency, a largely symbolic action given Republicans’ coming control of both the House and Senate.
    Josh Boak, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2024
  • The Black vote must evolve from a tool of symbolic support to a lever for real, lasting change.
    Christopher Anderson, Baltimore Sun, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of symbolic
Adjective
  • This piece is almost allegorical—the opposite of online culture.
    Lisa Chase, Outside Online, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Rasoulof has talked about purposefully making his films less allegorical as his career has progressed, preferring to present his stories about oppression and totalitarianism plainly, so that his resentments are indisputable.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of allegorical
Adjective
  • The confusion was emblematic of a larger defensive issue.
    Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Some emblematic problems, Fox told me, included clinics or labs relying on pen-and-paper labeling systems and faulty screening measures; Wolf cited a failure of clinic employees to respond to alarms on the freezers that store embryos.
    Julia Whelan Krish Seenivasan Lance Neal, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
Definition of emblematic
Adjective
  • Our Maurice salads, literal and figurative, are killing us.
    Elissa Robinson, Detroit Free Press, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Staub Cast-Iron Wide Oval Cocotte $350 $230 Food52 The only thing more covetable than a regular Staub cocotte is a black cast-iron one (which is extremely metal, in a literal and figurative sense).
    Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of figurative
Adjective
  • Lego Creator 3 in 1 Tropical Ukulele This Lego Creator set celebrates tropical vibes with three unique designs: a colorful ukulele, a beach drum, or a parrot figure.
    Jacquelyn Smith, Parents, 28 Nov. 2024
  • An eager but untested island girl, Moana became a wayfinder, restoring her lush tropical home and discovering, along the way, that her people had always been voyagers.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 26 Nov. 2024
Definition of tropical
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Podcast

Theme music by Joshua Stamper ©2006 New Jerusalem Music/ASCAP

Thesaurus Entries Near Aesopian

aerospace planes

Aesopian

aesthetic

See More Nearby Entries 

Cite this Entry

“Aesopian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Aesopian. Accessed 13 Dec. 2024.

Copy Citation

Share

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See All

Using Bullet Points ( • )

Point of View: It's Personal

Plural and Possessive Names: A Guide

What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'?

More Commonly Misspelled Words
See All

Popular in Wordplay

See All

More Words with Remarkable Origins

8 Words for Lesser-Known Musical Instruments

Birds Say the Darndest Things

10 Scrabble Words Without Any Vowels

12 More Bird Names that Sound Like Insults (and Sometimes Are)
See All

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Word Game Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
confused man standing between two doors
One Word or Two? Take the Quiz! Some words just need a little space.