The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word FIGURATIVE which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1984.
Metaphorical crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| FIGURATIVE | 100 % | 10 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Metaphorical
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- figurative
- nonliteral
- literal
- symbolic
- metonymical
- symbolistic
- metaphoricity
- metaphorics
- allegorical
- proverbial
- rhetorical
- philosophical
Crossword Answer definitions
FIGURATIVE adjective- Of use as a metaphor, simile, or metonym, as opposed to literal; using figures; as when saying that someone who eats more than they should is a pig or like a pig.
- Metaphorically so called.
- With many figures of speech.
- Emblematic, symbolic; representative, exemplative
- Representing forms recognisable in life and clearly derived from real object sources, in contrast to abstract art.
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