trope
nounHow to pronounce trope:
Definition of trope:
- trope (noun):
- noun. language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense.
- a word or expression used in a figurative sense figure of speech
Synonyms for trope:
banality
bromide
chestnut
cliche
cliché
commonplace
conceit
exaggeration
figure
figure of speech
generalization
groaner
homily
image
irony
kenning
metaphor
metonymy
oxymoron
personification
platitude
prosopopoeia
proverb
rhetorical device
saying
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Antonyms for trope:
buzzword
coinage
creative word
epigram
neologism
new phrase
new word
nuance
original saying
slang
synthetic word
unique word
vogue word
witticism
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