Metaphor
Metaphor noun - An elaborate or fanciful way of expressing something.
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Synonyms for Metaphor
Resemblance and metaphor are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Resemblance" instead a noun "Metaphor".
Nearby Word: metaphorical
Resemblance
Resemblance noun - A point which two or more things share in common.
Metaphor and resemblance are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Metaphor" instead a noun "Resemblance".
Nearby Words: resembling, resembled
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Related pairs
- affinity and metaphor
- affinity and resemblance
- proportion and metaphor
- proportion and resemblance
- comparison and metaphor
- comparison and resemblance
- image and metaphor
- image and resemblance
- agreement and metaphor
- agreement and resemblance
- relation and metaphor
- relation and resemblance
- relationship and metaphor
- relationship and resemblance
How words are described
| close | close metaphor | close resemblance |
| human | human metaphor | human resemblance |
| good | good metaphor | good resemblance |
| physical | physical metaphor | physical resemblance |
| Other adjectives: better, obvious, blatant, sharp, actual, real, great, serious, huge, little, subtle, decent, interesting, vague, odd, strange, visual, closest. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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Mixed Metaphor: Greg Haiste's character is prone to this: Greg: I don't want to blow my own xylophone
Name's the Same: A few characters are named after real-life celebrities but bear no further resemblance to their real-life namesakes - the most prominent example probably being Don Durbridge.
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