Meaning & use
Metaphoric
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Relating to or expressed through a metaphor rather than a literal meaning.
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Her poem's metaphoric language compared grief to an ocean with no shore.
The critic praised the film's metaphoric use of color to signal emotional change.
A note on using this word
'Metaphoric' and 'metaphorical' are interchangeable in most contexts, though 'metaphorical' is somewhat more common in everyday writing.
Words with a similar meaning
metaphoricalfigurative
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