English adjective: nonliteral | |||
1. | nonliteral (used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech | ||
Samples | Figurative language. | ||
Synonyms | figurative | ||
Similar | analogical, extended, metaphoric, metaphorical, metonymic, metonymical, poetic, synecdochic, synecdochical, tropical | ||
See also | rhetorical | ||
Antonyms | literal | ||