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(met-a-phor-i-cal-ly) 6 syllables

Definition

adverb. expressing one thing in terms normally denoting another

Example Sentence

He was speaking metaphorically.

Synonyms

not literal; symbolic; figurative

Antonyms

literal; real; straightforward

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metaphorically
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Rhymes

  • historically
  • rhetorically

  • metaphorically
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