Synonyms of figurative

figurative

adjective

ˈfi-g(y)ə-rə-tiv 

as in metaphorical

expressing one thing in terms normally used for another

the figurative use of "allergy" to mean "a feeling of dislike"

Synonyms & Similar Words

• metaphorical
• metaphoric
• figural
• symbolic
• symbolical
• tropological
• tropical
• emblematical
• allegorical
• extended
• emblematic
• Aesopic
• euphemistic
• nonliteral
• veritable
• Aesopian
• catachrestical
• catachrestic
• sylleptic

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• literal
• nonfigurative
• nonmetaphorical
• nonsymbolic

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of figurative

That the literal and figurative cost of living in a marginalized body will decrease, as access increases. —Lena Dunham, Vogue, 1 Nov. 2024

To escape the literal and figurative demons, Riley kills herself in front of thousands of screaming fans at her very first concert of the tour. —Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 26 Oct. 2024

Food and Drink There are eight food and beverage outlets at the resort, with El Patio being at the literal and figurative center of it all. —Devorah Lev-Tov, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2024

Crimson liquid drips from the dancers’ fingers; lithe electronic-acoustic music and vocals soundtrack this interpretation of how blood—represented here as both a literal life force and the figurative pulse of the earth—flows through the female spirit. —Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 22 Oct. 2024