Example
Example noun - One of a group or collection that shows what the whole is like.
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Synonyms for Example
Metaphor
Metaphor noun - An elaborate or fanciful way of expressing something.
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Synonyms for Metaphor
Example and metaphor are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Example" instead a noun "Metaphor".
Nearby Word: metaphorical
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| good | good example | good metaphor |
| clear | clear example | clear metaphor |
| best | best example | best metaphor |
| better | better example | better metaphor |
| Other adjectives: similar, common, direct, perfect, obvious, blatant, real, big, great, complicated, serious, bad, subtle, humorous, interesting, straightforward, odd, weird, strange, bizarre. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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Dinosaur Comics: T-Rex gets his metaphor deconstructed for him; its the second metaphor that's an example of this trope.
Source: Metaphorgotten -
Lagoona and Gil's relationship, being a metaphor for anti-racial behavior, is a more prominent example.
Source: Franchise / Monster High - An article in The Onion has an entire family attempting to use the family dog as a metaphor for their relationship difficulties—The father for example saying that the dog feels confined and needs to run free, while the youngest child says the dog just wants some attention...
Source: Animal Metaphor
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Metaphor and Example. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/example/metaphor
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