Allegorically and Literally

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Allegorically adverb - In an allegorical manner.

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Literally is an antonym for allegorically.

Literally adverb - (intensifier before a figurative expression) without exaggeration.

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Allegorically is an antonym for literally.

Nearby Words: literal, literalism

This is not even going into the issues of whether we should interpret it literally or allegorically; we could be here all day with that.

Source: Misaimed Fandom / Myth And Religion

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Literally and Allegorically. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/allegorically/literally

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