English adjective: figurative | |||
1. | figurative (used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech | ||
Samples | Figurative language. | ||
Synonyms | nonliteral | ||
Similar | analogical, extended, metaphoric, metaphorical, metonymic, metonymical, poetic, synecdochic, synecdochical, tropical | ||
See also | rhetorical | ||
Antonyms | literal | ||
2. | figurative consisting of or forming human or animal figures | ||
Samples | A figural design. The figurative art of the humanistic tradition. | ||
Synonyms | figural | ||
Similar | representational | ||
Antonyms | nonrepresentational | ||