Connection
Connection noun - The fact or state of having something in common.
Metaphor and connection are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Metaphor" instead a noun "Connection".
Metaphor
Metaphor noun - An elaborate or fanciful way of expressing something.
Show all Definitions
Synonyms for Metaphor
Connection and metaphor are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Connection" instead a noun "Metaphor".
Nearby Word: metaphorical
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| close | close connection | close metaphor |
| human | human connection | human metaphor |
| good | good connection | good metaphor |
| physical | physical connection | physical metaphor |
| Other adjectives: clear, special, similar, symbolic, direct, obvious, powerful, actual, real, little, bad, sexual, personal, new, vague, odd, strange, closest. | ||
Both words in one sentence
-
Later Dormammu's preferred way of communication with Parker was to replace half of his reflection in the mirror, as a metaphor of their connection.
Source: The Mirror Shows Your True Self - Cell phones come back as a metaphor for emotional connection.
Source: Fan Fic / The Fifth Act - Tseng even lampshades it:There's something sad about ... a phone filled with numbers to nowhere Cloud giving his cell phone number to Vincent is a metaphor for how Vincent is his only connection that Cloud is willing to listen to.
Source: Fan Fic / The Fifth Act
Cite this Source
Metaphor and Connection. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/connection/metaphor
Connection & Metaphor. N.p., 2016. Web. 02 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/connection/metaphor>.
Metaphor or Connection. 2016. Accessed August 02, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/connection/metaphor.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "connection" and "metaphor" have occurred on timeline