What is another word for metonymy?
137 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ mˈɛtənˌɪmi], [ mˈɛtənˌɪmi], [ m_ˈɛ_t_ə_n_ˌɪ_m_i]Table of Contents
Similar words for metonymy:Opposite words for metonymy:
Synonyms for Metonymy:
n.
•communication (noun) •figure of speech (noun)- oxymoron,
- ornament,
- antistrophe,
- alliterations,
- turn of phrase,
- anaphora,
- antithesis,
- aposiopesis,
- apostrophes,
- rhetoric,
- allusion,
- manner of speaking,
- personification,
- Asyndeton,
- alliteration,
- synecdoche,
- malapropism,
- exaggeration,
- echoism,
- tropes,
- parallel,
- communication that is not meant literally; stylistic device,
- understatement,
- conceit,
- proteron,
- apostrophe,
- simile,
- flower,
- Tropology,
- oxymora,
- onomatopoeias,
- irony,
- metonymies,
- satire,
- anticlimax,
- analogy,
- Ellipses,
- litotes,
- malapropisms,
- bathos,
- analogue,
- onomatopoeia,
- hyperbole,
- allegory,
- comparison,
- euphemism,
- parable,
- euphuism,
- paradox,
- expression,
- adumbration,
- device,
- flourish,
- sarcasm,
- way of speaking,
- ellipsis,
- imagery.
Other synonyms:
•Other relevant words:- metonym,
- commutation,
- phrase,
- ghost,
- copy,
- change,
- interrogation,
- reference,
- idea,
- metalepsis,
- metathesis,
- ersatz,
- reserves,
- fable,
- vision,
- shape,
- Parabole,
- number,
- exclamation,
- type,
- effigy,
- enallage,
- estimate,
- token,
- equivalent,
- character,
- fashion,
- contour,
- equal,
- conception,
- proxy,
- backup,
- dummy,
- symbolism,
- picture,
- replacement,
- phony,
- substitute,
- deputy,
- sub,
- impression,
- relief,
- changeling,
- surrogate,
- prosopopoeia,
- anagoge,
- speech,
- sign,
- vicar,
- spare,
- personnel,
- fake,
- secondary,
- representative,
- understudy,
- Antonomasia,
- apologue,
- vice president,
- appearance,
- exchange,
- counterfeit,
- catachresis,
- supplanting,
- double,
- form,
- makeshift,
- substitution,
- alternate,
- design,
- cost,
- alternative,
- imitation,
- ringer,
- application,
- Figurativeness,
- association of ideas.
Antonyms for Metonymy:
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n.
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metaphor
plain speech.
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metaphor
Homophones for Metonymy:
- mithan, madwoman, meditation, montanan, medan, midden, muadhdhin, mediation, meantime, monotony, mundane, moth-eaten, myotonia, Mount Whitney, mohammedan, maianthemum, monotone, mean time, methane, methadone, median, medium, meatman, menadione, mutiny, muton, menhaden, methionine, man-to-man, Mandaean, Mutawa'een, manawydan, matinee, motion, madam, mention, manhattan, Mindanao, minden, monition, mantineia, myotomy, montane, muhammadan, monodon, madonna, madden, mountain anemone, methadon, madame, Mt Etna, motown, mountain man, mahatma, maintenon, manawyddan, Mandean, mitten, myodynia, mdma, montana, mouton, mentation, mountain, muhammedan, Maundy Money, mutation, matman, minuteman, methenamine, munition, madman, mantinea, mid-may, metonym, modem, medina, mud hen, maiden name, mutton, mid-on, mow down, Mount Etna, momentum, maintain, mentum, maiden.
Hypernym for Metonymy:
n.
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communication
metalepsis.
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communication
Hyponym for Metonymy:
n.
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communication
trope, figure of speech, figure, image.
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communication