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or metaphorical
Synonyms & Antonyms of metaphoric
expressing one thing in terms normally used for another
- an author fond of such metaphorical phrases as "the desert was a fiery furnace"
Synonyms for metaphoric
Words Related to metaphoric
- Aesopian
- (also Aesopic),
- allegorical,
- emblematic
- (also emblematical),
- symbolic
- (also symbolical)
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“Metaphoric.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/metaphoric. Accessed 1 Oct. 2022.
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