English adjective: symbolical | |||
1. | symbolical relating to or using or proceeding by means of symbols | ||
Samples | Symbolic logic. Symbolic operations. Symbolic thinking. | ||
Synonyms | symbolic | ||
2. | symbolical serving as a visible symbol for something abstract | ||
Samples | A crown is emblematic of royalty. The spinning wheel was as symbolic of colonical Massachusetts as the codfish. | ||
Synonyms | emblematic, emblematical, symbolic | ||
Similar | representative | ||
Antonyms | nonrepresentative, unsymbolic | ||