Synonyms of metaphoric

metaphoric

adjective

variants or metaphorical

as in figurative

expressing one thing in terms normally used for another

an author fond of such metaphorical phrases as "the desert was a fiery furnace"

Synonyms & Similar Words

• figurative
• figural
• symbolic
• tropological
• tropical
• extended
• allegorical
• emblematic
• euphemistic
• nonliteral
• veritable
• Aesopian
• catachrestic
• sylleptic

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• literal
• nonfigurative
• nonmetaphorical
• nonsymbolic

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of metaphoric

Problem spaces are the metaphorical regions that our minds have to navigate to get from a problem to a solution. — Chris Borland, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Here, your guide to the metaphorical — and literal — cream of the crop for fall, coming in ranging intensities and fruity and dessert-like varieties. — Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026

Manuel spoke with Variety about how the film relates to the colonial past of the country, and the metaphorical symbolism of the golf course. — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 28 Aug. 2026

Though it is imbued with metaphorical and historical significance, Olivier also sculpted this work with the physical needs of city dwellers in mind. — Anya Sesay, jsonline.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Lush layers of melody and instrumentation submerges the listener in both metaphoric thought and shifting moods. — Lina Lecaro, SPIN, 18 Aug. 2026

These forces could be imagined as two beings and, by metaphoric extension, as male and female. — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

With the metaphorical jet fumes already swirling on Capitol Hill, some are at least threatening to potentially put their colleagues on the record for or against adjourning until September. — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026

The monsters are mostly metaphorical in this book, but the middle school emotions are vividly real. — Literary Hub, 3 Aug. 2026