- Definitions|2
- Thesaurus|307
- Abbreviations|0
| figurative(adjective, literal, metaphor) | |
| allegorical(adjective, fanciful, florid, metaphor, comparative) | |
| metaphoric(adjective, fanciful, florid, symbolic, figurative) | |
| symbolic(adjective, figurative, metaphoric) | |
| comparative(adjective, close, approximate, comparison, comparative) | |
| representative(adjective, representative, figurative) | |
| allusive(adjective, metaphor) | |
| emblematic(adjective, fanciful, florid, symbolic, figurative) | |
| typical(adjective, metaphor) | |
| allegoric | |
| analogous(adjective, representative, comparative) | |
| denotative(adjective, fanciful, florid, symbolic, figurative) | |
| illustrative(adjective, representative, fanciful, florid, symbolic) | |
| tropical(adjective, metaphor) | |
| tropological(adjective, figurative) | |
| anagogical(adjective, metaphor) | |
| contrasting(adjective, comparative) | |
| descriptive(adjective, fanciful, florid, symbolic, figurative) | |
| flowery(adjective, fanciful, florid, symbolic, metaphoric) | |
| metaphorically |
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