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Synonyms & Antonyms of tropical
1
being near the equator
- wanted to escape winter and visit some tropical location where freezing to death would not be a possibility
Synonyms for tropical
Words Related to tropical
- semitropical
- (also semitropic),
- subtropical
- (also subtropic)
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2
expressing one thing in terms normally used for another
- an author given to high-flown tropical phrasings and convoluted symbology
Synonyms for tropical
Words Related to tropical
- Aesopian
- (also Aesopic),
- allegorical,
- emblematic
- (also emblematical),
- symbolic
- (also symbolical)
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The first known use of tropical was in 1671
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