Definition for Metaphor:

• A figure of speech expressed in a single word- for example, " the man is a fox," is a metaphor; " the man is as crafty as a fox," is a simile; words used in a figurative sense, as opposed to their literal meaning, are used in metaphor, and the language is called metaphorical.

Synonyms for Metaphor:

• n.

  •
  • anagram,
  • catch-all,
  • clue,
  • borrowing,
  • anglicism,
  • americanism,
  • archaism,
  • Arabism,
  • chant,
  • acrostic.
  •
  • dramatic irony,
  • Deus Ex Machina,
  • characterization,
  • establish,
  • dialog,
  • dialogue,
  • bathos,
  • anthropomorphic,
  • device.
  •
  • alternate.
  •analogy (noun)
  • re-semblances,
  • analogy,
  • re-semblance,
  • re semblances,
  • re semblance.
  •communication (noun)
  • metaphor.
  •comparison (noun)
  • allegory,
  • parallel,
  • simile,
  • similarity.
  •exaggeration (noun)
  • hyperbole.
  •figure of speech (noun)
  • figuration,
  • parallelism,
  • alliteration,
  • imagery,
  • irony,
  • ornament,
  • oxymoron,
  • onomatopoeia,
  • contrast,
  • sarcasm,
  • allusion.
  •figure of speech, implied comparison (noun)
  • symbol,
  • emblem,
  • personification,
  • metonymy,
  • hope.
  •hyperbole (noun)
  • laying on thick,
  • co loring,
  • hyper bole,
  • co lorings,
  • over-statement,
  • hyper-bole,
  • over statements,
  • mountain out molehill,
  • co-lorings,
  • hyper boles,
  • co-loring,
  • over-statements,
  • laying it thick,
  • laying thick,
  • over statement,
  • hyper-boles,
  • embroiderings.
  •phrase (noun)
  • euphemism,
  • catchphrase,
  • motto,
  • epigram,
  • adage,
  • terminology,
  • paragraph,
  • proverb,
  • clause,
  • slogan,
  • Verbalism,
  • cliche,
  • idiom,
  • sentence,
  • locution,
  • mannerism,
  • phraseology,
  • maxim,
  • phrase,
  • expression.
  •representation (noun)
  • bust,
  • silhouette,
  • copy,
  • facsimile,
  • pastiche,
  • illustration,
  • outline,
  • effigy,
  • snapshot,
  • idol,
  • rendering,
  • representation,
  • photograph,
  • model,
  • figurine,
  • cartoon,
  • miniature,
  • duplication,
  • depiction,
  • likeness,
  • picture,
  • portrayal,
  • approximation,
  • cast,
  • replica,
  • statue,
  • imitation,
  • drawing,
  • impression,
  • carving.
  •trope (noun)
  • implied comparison.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • ring in,
  • replacement,
  • symbolism,
  • surrogate,
  • successor.
  •
  • standby,
  • stand in.
  •
  • substitute.
  •Other relevant words:
  • comparative literature,
  • antithesis,
  • shibboleth,
  • password,
  • ghostwriter,
  • likening,
  • antiphrasis,
  • reference,
  • application,
  • association of ideas,
  • compare,
  • Insigne,
  • weighing,
  • approach,
  • ersatz,
  • anadiplosis,
  • community,
  • simulation,
  • comparative method,
  • instance,
  • locum tenens,
  • equivalent,
  • gemination,
  • synecdoche,
  • example,
  • Substituent,
  • armorial bearing,
  • dummy,
  • adumbration,
  • vice-regent,
  • chiasmus,
  • commutation,
  • flag,
  • symploce,
  • spare,
  • crest,
  • comparative anatomy,
  • syllepsis,
  • understudy,
  • comparative degree,
  • speech,
  • alliance,
  • spoonerism,
  • apologue,
  • alternative,
  • comparing,
  • conversion,
  • litotes,
  • circumlocution,
  • sample,
  • metaphorical,
  • copying,
  • vicar,
  • accordance,
  • conformity,
  • opposition,
  • mark,
  • ringer,
  • change,
  • Confrontment,
  • equal,
  • arms,
  • logo,
  • alikeness,
  • apophasis,
  • malapropism,
  • agent,
  • sign,
  • abbreviation,
  • exclamation,
  • regression,
  • pleonasm,
  • brand,
  • cryptogram,
  • parity,
  • anaphora,
  • superseder,
  • backup,
  • metonym,
  • substitution,
  • supplanting,
  • fiction,
  • paragon,
  • succedaneum,
  • prolepsis,
  • Aping,
  • apostrophe,
  • deputy,
  • nearness,
  • vice president,
  • token,
  • acronym,
  • epitome,
  • referent,
  • comparability,
  • identity,
  • stand-in,
  • fill-in,
  • pennant,
  • relief,
  • counterfeit,
  • distinctiveness,
  • escutcheon,
  • fabrication,
  • standard,
  • Aporia,
  • Antonomasia,
  • confrontation,
  • assimilation,
  • Parabole,
  • relation,
  • periphrasis,
  • reserves,
  • supplanter,
  • proxy,
  • phony,
  • matching,
  • norm,
  • correlation,
  • phonogram,
  • meiosis,
  • watchword,
  • banner,
  • exchange,
  • climax,
  • logotype,
  • prototype,
  • Mimicking,
  • hyperbaton,
  • parable,
  • inversion,
  • semblance,
  • analogue,
  • coat of arms,
  • bearing,
  • catachresis,
  • changeling,
  • anacoluthon,
  • description,
  • agreement,
  • SPARES,
  • distinction,
  • anastrophe,
  • balancing,
  • parenthesis,
  • opposing,
  • representative,
  • fable,
  • repetition,
  • dead metaphor,
  • double,
  • closeness,
  • sub,
  • colophon,
  • badge,
  • correspondence,
  • fake,
  • emphasis,
  • sameness,
  • Metaphors,
  • proportion,
  • secondary,
  • utility player,
  • ghost,
  • code,
  • zeugma,
  • preterition,
  • frozen metaphor,
  • hypallage,
  • Figurativeness,
  • initialism,
  • enallage,
  • makeshift,
  • paregmenon,
  • personnel,
  • monogram,
  • aposiopesis,
  • code word,
  • ecphonesis,
  • comparative linguistics.

Paraphrases for Metaphor:

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    transposition, comparison.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    analogy, image, picture.

Antonyms for Metaphor:

• n.

  • figure of speech, implied comparison
    plain speech.
  • Other antonyms:
    record, chronicle, narrative, history, fact.

Metaphor Sentence Examples:

• Or, to change the metaphor, we may say that in almost every instance the jewels that so glitter in their stolen setting were cut and set by Sterne himself.

• Did you not" - cried Tanty, starting again upon her fine vein of metaphor -" did you not deliberately hold the cup of love to those young lips only to nip it in the bud?

Homophones for Metaphor:

• midwifery, man-made fiber, mid-february, mound over, modifier, motive power, mud dauber.

Hypernym for Metaphor:

• n.

  • communication
    dead metaphor, frozen metaphor, synesthetic metaphor, mixed metaphor.

Hyponym for Metaphor:

• n.

  • communication
    figure, figure of speech, trope, image.