AESOPIAN Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

Aesopian

adjective

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Definition of Aesopian

as in symbolic

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Adjective

This approach also failed to deter Ukraine’s land incursions into Russia and strikes on symbolic Russian targets and Russian strategic infrastructure, let alone compel Kyiv to surrender.

— Dmitry Adamsky, Foreign Affairs, 21 Oct. 2026
In these situations, withdrawing into a literal or symbolic dark room—avoiding sources of stress and going to a safe place—can be adaptive in the short term.

— Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of symbolic

Adjective

The original series used diverse crews and allegorical storytelling to champion inclusion, collaboration and optimism — tenents that continue today.

— Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
The half-dozen allegorical sculptures gathered in the new museum—The Lions, Liberty, Progress, Work, Peace, and Justice—were commissioned for Buenos Aires’s Palace of the Argentine National Congress in 1906.

— News Desk, Artforum, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of allegorical

Adjective

These prediction market partnerships have, for some, become emblematic of what fans see as unfettered greed on the part of teams, players, leagues and platforms believed to be degrading their experience of sports writ large.

— Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026
According to Chanel, the piece is an emblematic 1932 design from Gabrielle Chanel’s only High Jewelry collection, titled Bijoux de Diamants.

— Christian Allaire, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of emblematic

Adjective

Despite its bond with performance, cringe finds its medial match in such figurative painting.

— Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Viewers can ponder Dunham’s dramatic stylistic shift from abstract forms to cartoonish figurative images through the exhibition’s 50 career-spanning works.

— Jane Wooldridge, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of figurative

Adjective

The Grauer’s gorilla, also known as the eastern lowland gorilla, is endemic to the tropical forests in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

— Elodie Toto, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
The tropical sun was oppressive, but company representatives were prepared with orange parasols, each with a dedicated barcode.

— Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of tropical

Adjective

Bernard, the fabricator of phrases, is the book’s second devotee of metaphor, therefore also the first to beguile the others with the potential and pitfalls of figural language.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2026
From figural bakers to upgraded pans, the new collection takes fall baking to a whole other level.

— Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of figural

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