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
Understatement and simile are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Understatement" instead a noun "Simile".
Understatement
Understatement noun - A statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said.
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Synonyms for Understatement
Simile and understatement are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Simile" instead a noun "Understatement".
Nearby Words: understated, understate, understating
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Related pairs
- device and simile
- device and understatement
- ornament and simile
- ornament and understatement
- comparison and simile
- comparison and understatement
- image and simile
- image and understatement
- conceit and simile
- conceit and understatement
- parallel and simile
- parallel and understatement
- analogy and simile
- analogy and understatement
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Understatement and Simile. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/simile/understatement
Simile & Understatement. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/simile/understatement>.
Understatement or Simile. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/simile/understatement.
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