figurative
adjectiveHow many syllables in figurative?
There are 4 syllables in the word figurative.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:
imaginativerepresentativefloweryfloriddescriptiveabstractornateallegoricaltropicalpoeticShow 5 more
Antonyms for figurative:
unadornedprosaictruevalidcloseunprejudicedfaithfulverbatimfairhonestShow 15 more
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