metaphors

NOUN

figure of speech, implied comparison

Synonyms

STRONGEST

analogy image symbol

STRONG

allegory emblem hope metonymy personification similitude trope

Antonyms

WEAK

plain speech

Example Sentences

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Sound may also generate meaning, according to one theory, through nonverbal metaphors, “as a way of seeing and hearing.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

It found this system had been unwittingly incentivised to mention goblins, gremlins and other creatures more in metaphors.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

As for animal metaphors, the squid has been joined by the cockroach.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

The Godzilla movies, whether American or Japanese, are metaphors for the ravages of warmongering and the despondence of those powerless to escape its wrath.

From Salon • Mar. 20, 2026

“Do you always speak in metaphors, Mister Brekker?”

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo