Thesaurus results for SIMILES

similes

noun

plural of simile

as in metaphors

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.

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Recent Examples of similes Salazar-Thompson’s witty script — packed with hilarious metaphors and similes (like comparing a woman’s firm grip on her purse to that of a two-toed sloth on a branch) — make for a consistently amusing trip back in time. —

Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026

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metaphors

Noun

The uniqueness is his metaphors.

— New York Times, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Green’s list of eerie parallels included two swimming-pool metaphors and a climactic injury in the bottom of the ninth inning with two outs and two strikes.

— Boris Kachka, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026