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

Excessive use of dashes and imprecise metaphors are two others. — Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026

While representatives for the Cheesecake Factory did not respond to requests for comment, McCormack would prefer if Obama left his old employer out of his metaphors. — David MacK, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2026

Teeming with alliteration and assonance, and overflowing with cryptic references and metaphors…the two poems are like two peas from the same pod. — Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2026

These metaphors take on fresh force at a museum whose collection contains so many mosaics and so many textiles, and which is increasingly dedicated to uncovering the personal stories of their makers. — Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026

Still, his comedy is born of a remarkable sense of his own rootedness, and houses have served him well as metaphors. — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026

Both the black box and kill switch are what cognitive linguist George Lakoff and philosopher Mark Johnson call structural metaphors. — Trent Wintermeier, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 2026

The best moments on records like Redemption, Blackheart, and Second Line use her knack for grand, metaphysical metaphors to charge her singing with epic stakes. — Stephen Kearse, Pitchfork, 9 Oct. 2026

Even Jeff, post-premiere, has been a delight, just kind of letting the game play out and not foisting metaphors upon us at Tribal Council. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2026