Metaphor Synonyms and Antonyms

mĕtə-fôr, -fər
A figure of speech containing an implied comparison, in which a word or phrase ordinarily and primarily used of one thing is applied to another (Ex.: the curtain of night, “all the world's a stage”)
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. simile
  2. trope
  3. comparison
  4. figure-of-speech
  5. allegory
  6. analogy
  7. imagery
  8. implied comparison
  9. anagoge
  10. conceit
  11. be inconsistent
  12. drift
  13. garble
  14. image
  15. meaning
  16. talk illogically
  17. metonymy
  18. symbol
  19. synecdoche
  20. tenor
  21. vehicle
Figure of speech, implied comparison
(Noun)
Antonyms:
  1. plain speech
Synonyms:
(Verb)
  1. allegorize
  2. metaphorize
Synonyms:
(Adjective)
  1. figurative
  2. metaphorical

Words Related to Metaphor

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.

Metaphor Sentence Examples

  • I discuss various special cases of this conceptual metaphor in my speech.

  • The song used sunshine as a metaphor for joy.

  • Her art uses metaphor and allegory as a subtle way to introduce difficult topics.

  • Whether blatantly describing the act of sex and intimate body parts or using clever metaphor and innuendo to imply carnal subjects, erotic poetry is serious.

  • Peter, Paul and Mary - This folk singing trio might be best known for their drug metaphor song Puff The Magic Dragon, but their catalog is filled with protest songs, especially songs about the civil rights movement, and later, Vietnam.

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