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metaphor

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of metaphor

an elaborate or fanciful way of expressing something

"it's raining cats and dogs" is just a colorful metaphor and not a meteorological announcement

Synonyms of metaphor

Words Related to metaphor

analogy, circumlocution, code word, crank, dead metaphor, euphemism, simile

catachresis, mixed metaphor

Phrases Synonymous with metaphor

figure of speech

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