In present day Japan, "alchemy" is only used metaphorically; to refer to improper means of making money by politicians or religious hucksters with no morals or shame.
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Metaphorically
Synonyms for "metaphorically" (3 found)
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Adverb(1 words)
Related words (1)
Adverb(1 words)
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Antonyms
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4 entriesderived from
1 entrieshas context
2 entriesrelated to
2 entriesTranslations
16 translations across 14 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- مَجَازِيًّا adv (in a metaphoric manner)
Armenian
1 entries- փոխաբերաբար adv (in a metaphoric manner)
Bulgarian
1 entries- метафорично adv (in a metaphoric manner)
Catalan
1 entries- metafòricament adv (in a metaphoric manner)
Dutch
1 entries- metaforisch adv (in a metaphoric manner)
Finnish
2 entries- metaforisesti adv (in a metaphoric manner)
- vertauskuvallisesti adv (in a metaphoric manner)
French
1 entries- métaphoriquement adv (in a metaphoric manner)
Galician
1 entries- metaforicamente adv (in a metaphoric manner)
German
1 entries- metaphorisch adv (in a metaphoric manner)
Italian
1 entries- metaforicamente adv (in a metaphoric manner)
Polish
2 entries- metaforycznie adv (in a metaphoric manner)
- w przenośni adv (in a metaphoric manner)
Portuguese
1 entries- metaforicamente adv (in a metaphoric manner)
Spanish
1 entries- metafóricamente adv (in a metaphoric manner)
Swedish
1 entries- metaforiskt adv (in a metaphoric manner)
Sample sentences
14 total sentences available.
"Literally" can literally mean "metaphorically". "Literal" meaning "metaphorical" is also a literal irony.
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Are you speaking metaphorically?
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This was said metaphorically.
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