symbolic
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
relating to or using or proceeding by means of symbols
symbolic logic
Related & opposite
- symbolic representation derivation
- symbol derivation
- symbol pertains to
Sense 2 adjective
serving as a visible symbol for something abstract
a crown is emblematic of royalty
Related & opposite
- emblem derivation
- symbolic representation derivation
- emblem derivation
- representative similar to
Sense 3 adjective
using symbolism
symbolic art
Related & opposite
- symbolism pertains to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | symbolic representation |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | symbol |
| 1 | pertains to | Related & opposite | symbol |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | emblem |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | symbolic representation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | emblem |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | representative |
| 3 | pertains to | Related & opposite | symbolism |