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What is another word for
figurative
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Symbolic or metaphorical in nature
Having an imaginative or sensitively emotional style of expression
Of or pertaining to euphemism
Showy in speech and given to using flowery or elaborate terms
Signifying or carrying a special meaning
Relating to or denoting art that does not attempt to represent external reality directly
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Adjective
▲
Symbolic or metaphorical in nature
symbolic
metaphorical
emblematic
allegorical
representative
tropical
figural
tropological
illustrative
parabolic
emblematical
extended
symbolical
imaginative
metaphoric
denotative
fanciful
abstract
descriptive
nonliteral
non-literal
not literal
symbolizing
US
suggestive
characteristic
representational
typical
symbolising
UK
allusive
connotative
analogous
evocative
mnemonic
exemplary
depictive
mimetic
allegoric
mystical
fictional
indicative
symptomatic
indicatory
significant
token
demonstrative
paradigmatic
expressive
adumbrative
delineative
exhibitive
evincive
reflective
denotive
expository
denoting
explanatory
more ❯
“The group working on a monument to Dr. Seuss had originally wanted to design a monument that featured a
figurative
depiction of the Cat in the Hat.”
Adjective
▲
Having an imaginative or sensitively emotional style of expression
poetic
expressive
moving
esthetic
US
aesthetic
UK
artistic
elegant
elevated
flowery
graceful
sensitive
symbolic
tasteful
beautiful
creative
emotional
fine
imaginative
deep
insightful
profound
full of feeling
Adjective
▲
Of or pertaining to euphemism
euphemistic
diplomatic
understated
veiled
mild
newspeak
sugar-coated
Adjective
▲
Showy in speech and given to using flowery or elaborate terms
flowery
grandiloquent
florid
bombastic
rhetorical
highfalutin
magniloquent
ornate
oratorical
overblown
fustian
orotund
turgid
euphuistic
aureate
overripe
purple
overwrought
inflated
tumid
rhetoric
verbose
overdone
declamatory
flamboyant
elaborate
windy
sonorous
magnific
extravagant
baroque
rococo
fancy
hifalutin
embellished
ornamented
labored
US
laboured
UK
strained
convoluted
wordy
pleonastic
Ossianic
ornamental
hyperventilated
swollen
prolix
diffuse
redundant
high-sounding
high-flown
over-elaborate
pretentious
decorative
rich
garnished
luscious
grandiose
pompous
ostentatious
lofty
affected
showy
eloquent
stilted
formal
hyperbolic
complicated
flatulent
exaggerated
articulate
arty-farty
gassy
fussy
gaseous
silver-tongued
mouthy
effusive
theatrical
decorated
busy
gingerbread
overdecorated
big
pedantic
erudite
scholarly
overelaborate
fulsome
periphrastic
dramatic
flashy
Ciceronian
epideictic
imposing
Demosthenic
Demosthenean
histrionic
gingerbreaded
gingerbready
bombast
bedizened
rotund
wedding-cake
exalted
fluent
elegant
detailed
contrived
glamorous
long-winded
complex
bright
bedecked
lavish
poetic
ranting
excessive
loud
voluble
puffed
stagy
windbag
gaudy
vivid
elocutionary
literary
tumescent
written
glib
vocal
grand
sesquipedalian
la-di-da
adorned
glitzy
big-talking
stuffy
resplendent
overwritten
boastful
braggart
bragging
sumptuous
brilliant
Falstaffian
splashy
grand-sounding
beautiful
over the top
bookish
gilded
glossy
jeweled
US
flaunting
embroidered
variegated
magnificent
sparkling
fine
dazzling
colored
US
coloured
UK
curlicued
jewelled
UK
arabesque
puffed-up
high-wrought
fancily decorated
highly wrought
very elaborate
mannered
actorly
metaphorical
superficial
ponderous
snobbish
verbal
blathering
persuasive
majestic
impressive
stodgy
Miltonian
Homeric
haughty
blustering
over-the-top
oratorial
high-falutin
rhapsodic
loudmouthed
balderdash
epic
bold
euphistic
expressive
overinflated
discursive
overheated
booming
melodramatic
arresting
self-important
euphuistical
tall-talking
stuffed shirt
heroic
full of hot air
lexiphanic
involved
egotistic
prim
rhapsodical
overestimated
long
learned
overworked
bizarre
grotesque
gilt
boasting
portentous
overembellished
overornate
vibrant
colourful
UK
lurid
colorful
US
over-embellished
over-ornate
brash
garish
excessively ornate
flaring
striking
festooned
corinthian
luxuriant
eye-catching
dignified
solemn
flash
tawdry
meretricious
opulent
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Signifying or carrying a special meaning
significant
telling
indicative
knowing
meaningful
pointed
symbolic
expressive
revealing
suggestive
allegorical
compelling
convincing
demonstrative
denoting
eloquent
emblematic
pregnant
representational
symptomatic
token
calculating
evocative
insightful
representative
sententious
symbolical
telltale
informative
pithy
purposeful
relevant
valid
evidential
exhibitive
giveaway
illuminating
revelatory
significatory
solemn
graphic
hinting
indicatory
insinuating
moving
redolent
reflective
allusive
characteristic
connoting
denotative
oracular
signifying
meaning
denotive
typical
stirring
touching
affecting
pointing to
prognostic
speaking
diagnostic
inspiring
emotional
poignant
passionate
fervent
evincive
weighty
connotative
distinctive
indicial
impressive
consequential
ominous
testatory
augural
testimonial
auspicious
inauspicious
designatory
betraying
sly
enigmatic
emblematical
deep
designative
unmistakable
arch
sensitive
ardent
fervid
impassioned
mournful
feeling
heartfelt
profound
sincere
doleful
tender
uplifting
soulful
heart-warming
enlightening
evocatory
intriguing
exhibitory
disclosing
divulging
educational
implying
referring
expressed
loaded
charged
individual
apocalyptic
peculiar
distinguishing
encouraging
cunning
hip
imaginative
distinct
identifying
heartening
seminal
creative
inventive
original
impish
playful
wise
teasing
mischievous
inspirational
discriminating
gladdening
cheerful
cheering
momentous
fecund
cogent
important
rich
inspiriting
proper
warming
classic
persuasive
diagnostical
instigative
strong
warning
signalling
UK
powerful
forceful
indicating
associated
signaling
US
elevating
sad
potent
inspirative
enriching
improving
fiery
stirred
deeply felt
emotive
outspoken
voluble
vocal
arousing
exciting
impactful
heartrending
impelling
dramatic
striking
heartbreaking
provoking
stunning
gripping
breathless
upsetting
tear-jerking
soul-stirring
thrilling
affective
rousing
heart-rending
heart-melting
particular
idiosyncratic
unique
signature
singular
specific
special
exclusive
individualistic
differentiating
especial
personal
remindful
significative
different
insinuative
reminiscent
extraordinary
separate
uncommon
giving an inkling
discriminative
intrinsic
individualizing
US
individualising
UK
implicative
appropriate
illustrative
private
recognizable
US
personalized
US
individualized
US
recognisable
UK
noteworthy
patented
subjective
express
remarkable
unusual
idiomatic
identifiable
marked
privy
diacritic
essential
local
restricted
endemic
inimitable
inherent
personalised
UK
individualised
UK
innate
particular to
peculiar to
found only in
insinuatory
expository
exemplary
implicatory
implicational
suggesting
discrete
standard
explanatory
alluding to
touching on
single
impressionistic
custom
distinguishable
customized
US
reserved
particularised
UK
prototypical
particularized
US
specialized
US
specialised
UK
customised
UK
in character
inborn
inbred
ingrained
characteristic of
typical of
native
exclusive to
set
natural
precise
notable
conspicuous
concrete
determining
recalling
novel
unorthodox
atypical
off-centre
unconventional
incomparable
unprecedented
offbeat
untypical
uncanny
way-out
contrarian
unparalleled
nonconforming
weird
off-key
strange
freakish
eccentric
wacky
out of the ordinary
outrageous
fresh
uncustomary
quirky
untried
nonconformist
whimsical
left-field
odd
queer
nonstandard
quaint
one and only
off the wall
bizarre
oddball
unwonted
curious
outlandish
alternative
unfamiliar
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Relating to or denoting art that does not attempt to represent external reality directly
abstract
impressionistic
symbolic
emblematic
nonobjective
nonrealistic
nonrepresentational
non-realistic
non-representational
non-pictorial
nonfigurative
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