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[ adjective ] expressing one thing in terms normally denoting another

Synonyms

metaphoric

Examples

"a metaphorical expression" "metaphoric language"

Related terms

figurative

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Rhymes with

historical rhetorical categorical categorical farcical theatrical particle spherical coracle article oracle teleological serological oratorical allegorical ornithological lyrical follicle numerical empirical metaphysical satirical clerical hysterical geometrical symmetrical metrical asymmetrical electrical cylindrical physical brickle topical conical trickle comical mythical mythological virological physiological methodological diabolical tropical biological philosophical pedagogical methodical technological periodical logical immunological geological radiological chronicle meteorological ecological gynecological archaeological dermatological phonological ironical zoological astrological chronological psychological toxicological morphological pathological sociological epidemiological pharmacological illogical eschatological ideological astronomical anatomical ontological theological uneconomical economical astronautical semitropical neurological archeological cynical typical cortical psychical bicycle radical neoclassical preclinical geographical hypocritical botanical uncritical inimical mathematical umbilical clinical mechanical analytical autobiographical magical critical tyrannical biographical rabbinical tactical popsicle puritanical typographical cyclical prototypical icicle problematical apolitical untypical hypercritical practical classical electromechanical geopolitical graphical grammatical tricycle stereotypical impractical paradoxical viatical fanatical clavicle atypical political nonpolitical ecclesiastical sabbatical wrinkle vehicle strategical sprinkle farcical anarchical barnacle hierarchical particle optical fickle cackle conical metallurgical liturgical vehicle surgical unethical nonsurgical nautical article ethical sparkle vertical cervical mickle chemical medical pickle sickle tickle nickel ecumenical musical biomedical theoretical evangelical biochemical electrochemical cuticle alphabetical lackadaisical identical hypothetical antithetical helical heretical cubicle photochemical pharmaceutical petrochemical geophysical fecal miracle impractical practical carmichael follicle testicle mystical elliptical dialectical technical

Phonetic and Homophones

M EH2 T AH0 F AO1 R IH0 K AH0 L

Similar Spelling

metaphorically metaphoric methapyrilene

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