What is another word for simile?
Pronunciation:
[ sˈɪmɪlˌɪ], [ sˈɪmɪlˌɪ], [ s_ˈɪ_m_ɪ_l_ˌɪ]
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Synonyms for Simile:
n.
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- americanism,
- anagram,
- chant,
- clue,
- acrostic,
- anglicism,
- borrowing,
- catch-all,
- archaism,
- epic simile,
- explicit comparison of dissimilars,
- Arabism.
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- axiom,
- adage,
- catchphrase,
- cite,
- citation,
- battle cry,
- cliche,
- cheer,
- aphorism,
- binomial.
- contrast,
- alliteration,
- irony,
- oxymoron,
- ornament,
- figuration,
- sarcasm,
- onomatopoeia,
- allusion,
- imagery.
- comparablenesses,
- counter-parts,
- knock-offs,
- re presentations,
- re productions,
- de-lineation,
- photo-copy,
- re-plica,
- photo-copies,
- de lineation,
- counter parts,
- de-lineations,
- re plica,
- re presentation,
- counter-part,
- counter part,
- re-presentations,
- re-production,
- knockoffs,
- re-productions,
- photo copies,
- knock offs,
- de lineations.
- figure of speech,
- figurative language,
- image,
- look-alike,
- resemblance,
- Effigies,
- lookalike,
- trope,
- parallelism,
- semblance,
- similitude,
- look alike,
- homologies,
- parallels,
- figure,
- likeness,
- photo copy,
- peas in a pod,
- similarity,
- relationship,
- homology,
- comparability,
- comparableness,
- knockoff,
- Re-presentation,
- like of,
- knock-off,
- two of a kind.
Other synonyms:
• Other relevant words (noun):- become,
- prolepsis,
- alliance,
- antithesis,
- symbolism,
- ecphonesis,
- assimilation,
- pleonasm,
- opposing,
- agreement,
- comparative literature,
- cogitate,
- conversion,
- application,
- have,
- infer,
- metonymy,
- speech,
- nearness,
- copying,
- deduce,
- preterition,
- amass,
- periphrasis,
- accordance,
- climax,
- catch,
- attain,
- syllepsis,
- weighing,
- chiasmus,
- contemplate,
- apostrophe,
- collect,
- circumlocution,
- antiphrasis,
- distinctiveness,
- proportion,
- gemination,
- know,
- parable,
- explain,
- correlation,
- distinction,
- anagoge,
- exclamation,
- think,
- consider,
- congregate,
- relation,
- alikeness,
- procure,
- parity,
- type,
- likening,
- apophasis,
- balancing,
- enallage,
- symploce,
- hypallage,
- spoonerism,
- comparative linguistics,
- paregmenon,
- gain,
- emphasis,
- opposition,
- example,
- learn,
- anastrophe,
- reference,
- conformity,
- approach,
- meiosis,
- hyperbole,
- apologue,
- prosopopoeia,
- confrontation,
- identity,
- earn,
- hear,
- likewise,
- assemble,
- repetition,
- phrase,
- malapropism,
- metonym,
- litotes,
- anadiplosis,
- description,
- alike,
- probability,
- fable,
- personification,
- Confrontment,
- facsimile,
- simulation,
- reciprocity,
- catachresis,
- representation,
- aposiopesis,
- affinity,
- understand,
- comparative method,
- acquire,
- matching,
- buy,
- community,
- photograph,
- sameness,
- kinship,
- comprehend,
- collation,
- regression,
- comparing,
- interpret,
- Antonomasia,
- comparative degree,
- give an example,
- illustration,
- symbol,
- adumbration,
- assimilate,
- compare,
- zeugma,
- association of ideas,
- regard,
- besides,
- Mimicking,
- anaphora,
- metalepsis,
- too,
- approximation,
- Aporia,
- Aping,
- also,
- synecdoche,
- closeness,
- correspondence,
- Parabole,
- comparative anatomy,
- obtain,
- liken,
- get,
- parenthesis,
- hyperbaton,
- imitation,
- analogue,
- Figurativeness,
- anacoluthon,
- inversion.
How to use "Simile" in context?
Syncopation is a figure of speech in which two or more consecutive words are placed one after the other with a pause between them to create a rhythmic effect. This rhythmic effect is often called a "simile." Similes are often used to compare one object or idea to another, highlighting their differences while showing their similarities. They can also be used to add humor or density to a text.
Homophones for Simile:
- seasnail, sinhala, sea mile, sunnily, smiley, somali, simal, sea snail, signal, Smalley, seasonal, Sexagesimal, semiannual, senile, snow lily, sex manual, 1 Samuel, small, sesame oil, snail, seamanly, seminal, samuel, Suez Canal, smile, samiel, sea animal, seminole, squamule, sawmill, sgml, 2 Samuel, smelly, signally, seconal, Simone Weil, somalia, simnel, Semiannually, smilo, smell, sanely, son-in-law, sign manual, seismal, samanala, seemly.
Hyponym for Simile:
n.
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communication
figure of speech, figure, image, trope.
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communication
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