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

Director Walter Thompson-Hernández’s film, full of metaphors and magical realism, unfolds like a cinematic poem. — David Faris, TheWeek, 1 Sep. 2026

One way to trace the building’s development is through the set of shifting metaphors that have been used to describe it. — Katy Barkan, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026

Just like when personal computers came out, but there’s a fantastic book by um, George Lakoff and Rafael Núñez about math and where ideas in math come from, via metaphors. — Quanta Magazine, 20 Aug. 2026

No need to get bogged down in questions about provenance, artfulness, long-form storytelling, or even metaphors. — Robin Givhan, Vanity Fair, 19 Aug. 2026

Fewer memorable metaphors, stories, lists, slogans and rhetorical devices; more literal, factual, technical or bureaucratic communication. — Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Being the kind of person who adorns themselves compulsively opens you up to a slew of corny metaphors that, against your will, feel deeply relevant to you. — Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026

But the metaphors in the bot-management industry lean less toward air-traffic control than toward national defense. — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026

As her rage and loneliness is met with endlessly upbeat and helpful suggestions from the group-think population, the metaphors become legion. — Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2026