figurative
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
(used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech
figurative language
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Sense 2 adjective
consisting of or forming human or animal figures
a figural design
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | rhetorical |
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | literal |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | analogical |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | extended |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | metaphorical |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | metonymic |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | poetic |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | synecdochic |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | tropical |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | representational |