Litotes and Simile

Litotes

Litotes noun - Understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary).
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Simile and litotes are semantically related. in turn of expression topic. In some cases you can use "Simile" instead a noun "Litotes".

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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Litotes and simile are semantically related. You can use "Litotes" instead a noun "Simile".

Nearby Words: similar, similarity, similitude
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