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emblematic

adjective
variants: also emblematical

Synonyms and Antonyms of emblematic

having the function or meaning of an object or figure that stands for something else

  • the dove is emblematic of the organizationʼs mission to bring some peace to a troubled world
Synonyms of emblematic

representational, representative, symbolic (also symbolical)
Words Related to emblematic

figural, figurative, metaphoric (or metaphorical), tropological

allegorical
Near Antonyms of emblematic

actual, literal
Antonyms of emblematic

nonsymbolic

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