Definition of metaphorical in English:
metaphorical
(also metaphoric)
adjective ˌmɛtəˈfɒrɪklˌmɛdəˈfɔrɪk(ə)l
Characteristic of or relating to metaphor; figurative.
many of our metaphorical expressions develop from our perceptions of the body
Example sentencesExamples
- But is a call to metaphorical arms against an imaginary adversary counter-productive?
- These anthropomorphic characterizations are not to be taken simply as figurative or metaphorical.
- All the proposed reasons given have been either metaphorical or analogous.
- Salt's ability to preserve and sustain life has made it a metaphorical symbol in every religion.
- The metaphorical mist that has been fugging up my brain has disappeared, only to be replaced by real mist fugging up my windscreen.
Synonyms
figurative, allegorical, analogous, symbolic, emblematic
imaginative, fanciful, extended
rare parabolic, tropical
Rhymes
ahistorical, allegorical, categorical, historical, oratorical, phantasmagorical, rhetorical
Definition of metaphorical in US English:
metaphorical
(also metaphoric)
adjectiveˌmedəˈfôrik(ə)lˌmɛdəˈfɔrɪk(ə)l
Characteristic of or relating to metaphor; figurative.
many of our metaphorical expressions develop from our perceptions of the body
Example sentencesExamples
- These anthropomorphic characterizations are not to be taken simply as figurative or metaphorical.
- But is a call to metaphorical arms against an imaginary adversary counter-productive?
- Salt's ability to preserve and sustain life has made it a metaphorical symbol in every religion.
- All the proposed reasons given have been either metaphorical or analogous.
- The metaphorical mist that has been fugging up my brain has disappeared, only to be replaced by real mist fugging up my windscreen.
Synonyms
figurative, allegorical, analogous, symbolic, emblematic