metaphorical
adjective
involving, invoking, or intended to be taken as a metaphor, something used symbolically to represent something else, suggesting a comparison or resemblance.
nonmetaphorical
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a word derived from
metaphorical.
Example Sentences
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Even if the fire is nonmetaphorical and spreading fast.
From Slate ● Dec. 26, 2020
The pandemic, which has a roguish sense of humor, effectively called out the informercial-ization of the modern convention by requiring the candidates to convert them into actual, nonmetaphorical infomercials.
From Slate ● Aug. 29, 2020
It would show voters that she’s capable of taking it to Wall Street because she would be taking it to Wall Street, at a nonmetaphorical cost to her campaign.
From Slate ● Jun. 30, 2016
He is increasingly possessed by the idea that there are zombies--actual, nonmetaphorical zombies--in his office.
From Time Magazine Archive
