Figure of speech
Figure of speech noun - Language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense.
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Synonyms for Figure of speech
Idiomatic expression and figure of speech are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Idiomatic expression" instead a noun phrase "Figure of speech".
Idiomatic expression
Idiomatic expression noun - An expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up.
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Synonyms for Idiomatic expression
Figure of speech and idiomatic expression are semantically related. You can use "Figure of speech" instead a noun phrase "Idiomatic expression".
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Related pairs
- comparison and figure of speech
- comparison and idiomatic expression
- image and figure of speech
- image and idiomatic expression
- conceit and figure of speech
- conceit and idiomatic expression
- analogy and figure of speech
- analogy and idiomatic expression
- idiom and figure of speech
- idiom and idiomatic expression
- expression and figure of speech
- expression and idiomatic expression
- allegory and figure of speech
- allegory and idiomatic expression
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Idiomatic expression and Figure of speech. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/figure_of_speech/idiomatic_expression
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Idiomatic expression or Figure of speech. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/figure_of_speech/idiomatic_expression.
