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simile

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of simile

grammar a phrase that uses the words like or as to describe someone or something by comparing it with someone or something else that is similar

"She's as fierce as a tiger" is a simile, but "She's a tiger when she's angry" is a metaphor.

Synonyms and Near Synonyms of simile

analogy, circumlocution, code word, crank, dead metaphor, euphemism

conceit, metaphor

catachresis, mixed metaphor

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