Synonyms of metaphors

metaphors

noun

plural of metaphor

as in analogies

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 & Similar Words

• analogies
• devices
• figures of speech
• conceits
• similes
• circumlocutions
• euphemisms
• code words
• dead metaphors
• mixed metaphors
• cranks
• catachreses

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of metaphors

This gave rise to a series of metaphors which portray financial strain as a physical burden, felt by weight, pressure, motion and buoyancy. — Richard Yanowitch, Mercury News, 29 July 2026

For professors who studied literary themes and metaphors for a living, theory endowed their scholarship with the armature of a larger purpose, transforming textual analysis into jargony skirmishes in a crusade for social justice. — Emily Eakin, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026

Putnam sees the vessels as metaphors for the human body itself. — Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Each age sees metaphors of their own struggles in these ancient texts. — Literary Hub, 21 July 2026

Perhaps that’s all also meant to be further visual metaphors. — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 17 July 2026

Relying on clever visual metaphors about its dimensions, Samsung all but confessed that a wider Fold is on the horizon. — Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 17 July 2026

Herman Melville, no stranger to the sea and its metaphors, was busy writing. — Steven Johnson, Washington Post, 14 July 2026

As mental shortcuts, or heuristic devices, metaphors are common in political communication. — David Rooney, The Conversation, 10 July 2026