Figurative expression

Synonyms for "figurative expression" (15 found)

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Closest matches (3)

Adjective(3 words)
countless grainsfigurative languagefigure of speech

Strong matches (5)

Noun(2 words)
idiomatic expressionkenning
Adjective(3 words)
imagery-basedliterary figure of speechmetaphor

Related words (7)

Adjective(4 words)

Related word relations

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More general

5 entries
descriptive wordfigure of speechlinguistic expressionlinguistic termliterary device

More specific

7 entries

Collocations

9 entries
figurative devicefigurative languagefigurative meaningfigurative phrasefigurative speechfigure of speechmetaphor examplemetaphorical languagenonliteral language

Inflections

3 entries
figurative expressionsmore figurativemost figurative

Derivations

4 entries