Nonliteral meaning
Synonyms for "nonliteral meaning" (15 found)
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Closest matches (3)
Adjective(3 words)
Strong matches (5)
Adjective(5 words)
Related words (7)
Adjective(7 words)
metaphoricalmetaphorical meaningmetaphorical sensemetaphorical significationnuanced meaningrhetorical meaningsymbolic
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8 entriesconnotative meaningcontextual meaningemotive meaningidiomatic meaningimplied meaninginferential meaningmetaphorical meaningsymbolic meaning
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11 entriesconnotative meaningfigurative languagefigurative meaningidiomatic meaningmetaphorical sensenonliteral expressionnonliteral interpretationnonliteral languagenonliteral phrasingnonliteral termssymbolic meaning
Inflections
3 entriesmore nonliteralmost nonliteralnonliteral meanings