Literal Synonyms and Antonyms

lĭtər-əl
Exact
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. true
  2. veritable
  3. methodical
Antonyms:
  1. figurative
  2. loose
  3. exaggerated
  4. metaphorical
  5. imaginative
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A mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. exactitude
  2. misprint
  3. literality
  4. erratum
  5. typographical-error
  6. prosaism
  7. typo
  8. literal error

Words Related to Literal

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. same
  2. singular
  3. canonical
  4. negation
  5. symbolic
  6. non-literal
  7. literal meaning
  8. meaning

Literal Sentence Examples

  • An increasing stress was laid on the literal sense of Scripture.

  • Is the literal meaning of middle names important to you?

  • The first most obvious and genuinely literal interpretation is that the letters are an acronym for Canon's "Electrical Optical System" autofocus.

  • Frequently, psychics can't shift their focus and reassess their perceptions as potentially symbolic rather than literal.

  • Starting is now very easy, being just a literal push-button operation.

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