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figurative
adjective
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Divide figurative into syllables:

fig · u · ra · tive

How to pronounce figurative:

Definition of figurative:

figurative (adjective):
(of language) abstract, imaginative, or symbolic
representing by a figure or resemblance emblematic
(used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech.

Synonyms for figurative:

abstract
allegorical
analogical
descriptive
emblematical
fanciful
figural
florid
flowery
imaginative
metaphoric
metaphorical
metonymic
metonymical
nonliteral
ornate
pictorial
poetic
poetical
representative
rhetorical
symbolic
symbolical
synecdochic
synecdochical
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Antonyms for figurative:

abstract
accurate
actual
as it really happened
authentic
circumstantial
close
correct
credible
dinkum
exact
fact-based
factual
fair
faithful
genuine
graphic
hard
historical
honest
legit
legitimate
lifelike
literal
living
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