Device and Simile

Device

Device noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.

Simile and device are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Simile" instead a noun "Device".

Simile

Simile noun - A figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with `like' or `as').
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Synonyms for Simile

Device and simile are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Device" instead a noun "Simile".

Nearby Words: similar, similarity, similitude

Mutual synonyms

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Simile and Device. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/device/simile
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Simile or Device. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/device/simile.
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