Figuratively and Literally

Opposite meaning words

Figuratively adverb - In a figurative sense.

Usage example: figuratively speaking,...

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Literally is an antonym for figuratively.

Nearby Words: figurative, figuration

Literally adverb - In a literal sense.

Usage example: literally translated

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Figuratively is an antonym for literally in exactly topic.

Nearby Words: literal, literalism

Geas: Any oath sworn by the River Styx (figuratively or literally) is binding, even for a god.

Source: Literature / Zeus Is Dead
Nubia and Lupus undergo an Orphan's Ordeal and Jonathan and Flavia both have times when their fathers are literally or figuratively distant.

Source: Literature / The Roman Mysteries
In Zeus Is Dead: A Monstrously Inconvenient Adventure, any oath sworn by the River Styx (figuratively or literally) is binding, even for a god.

Source: Geas

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