Synonyms of mixed metaphor

mixed metaphor

noun

as in dead metaphor

Related Words

• dead metaphor
• code word
• euphemism
• catachresis
• simile
• analogy
• metaphor
• circumlocution
• crank
• device
• conceit

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mixed metaphor

Cats, however, may turn out to be the canaries in the coalmines — pardon the mixed metaphor. — Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2024

The triple-mixed metaphor says it all: Licht & Co. are struggling with the intractable problem of how to square the CNN brand’s promise — straight news — with the entertainment imperatives of nighttime television. — Erik Wemple, Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2022

Excuse the mixed metaphor, but the Viper feels like a great white shark on the road. — WSJ, 3 Dec. 2022

Yes, a mixed metaphor, but that essentially is what has been in play to this stage. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2022

Those smoldering embers of shortcomings, now and particularly in the postseason, always hover — a mixed metaphor, admittedly — over some and consistently haunt others. — Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 Jan. 2022

Eye strain, like neck, back, or wrist strain, is nothing to be sneezed at, to use a very mixed metaphor. — Maria Shine Stewart, cleveland, 28 Sep. 2020

Chloe mixed metaphors while describing herself as not smart. — Neha Prakash, Marie Claire, 18 Apr. 2020