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Metonymy

//mɪˈtɑnəmi//

Synonyms for "metonymy" (49 found)

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Informal (14)

Adj, adv, name, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Adj, name, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Adj, noun, verb, slang(4 words)

ghost equal phony proxy

Adv, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Adj, noun, slang(2 words)

relief changeling

Noun, prep, verb, slang(1 words)

Noun, verb, slang(2 words)

deputy stand in

Name, noun, slang(1 words)

Noun, slang(1 words)

General use (35)

Noun, verb(10 words)

sign copy change exchange symbol speech substitute metaphor understudy reserves

Adj, noun, verb(7 words)

token fake counterfeit alternate equivalent backup surrogate

Adj, noun(7 words)

secondary representative makeshift alternative ersatz second string third string

Noun(11 words)

imitation comparison analogy substitution replacement vicar personnel simile malapropism vice president figure of speech

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