Word Type

Adjective

Noun

Adjective

The word "literal" can be used as adjective, noun and adjective.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

figurative figurative

Derived Terms

antiliteral biliteral duoliteral hexaliteral hyperliteralism illiteral literal equation literal rule literal theonymy literal-minded literalise literalism literalist literalistic literality literalization literalize literally literalness monoliteral multiliteral pluriliteral quadriliteral quinqueliteral transliteral triliteral uniliteral unliteral

Context

logic programming

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

error mistake

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

hyperliteral overliteral

Related Terms

constant letter literacy literary literate literature prime formula

Related Terms

accord adjective constant exact figurative follow free identifier interpretation letter liberties literacy literary literate literature metaphorical negation prime formula propositional calculus read real source code state understand unrhetorical variable

Similar Terms

denotative denotative exact exact explicit plain plain true unrhetorical

Synonym Network

genuine misprint

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