figurative

/fˈɪɡjɚətɪv/ · 4 syllables

Meaning

adjective

1. (used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech
   “figurative language”
2. consisting of or forming human or animal figures- Herbert Read
   “a figural design”

Synonyms for figurative

• nonliteral
• analogical
• extended
• metaphorical
• metonymic
• poetic
• synecdochic
• tropical
• figural
• representational

Antonyms of figurative

• literal