Definitions For Metaphoric

adjective

  • Expressing one thing in terms normally denoting another

noun

  • A word or phrase for one thing that is used to refer to another thing in order to show or suggest that they are similar
  • An object, activity, or idea that is used as a symbol of something else

Is Metaphoric a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
19
Words with Friends
21

The word Metaphoric is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Metaphoric in a Sentence

  • “He was drowning in paperwork” is a metaphor in which having to deal with a lot of paperwork is being compared to drowning in an ocean of water.
  • Her poems include many imaginative metaphors.
  • A poet admired for her use of metaphor

Synonyms for Metaphoric

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