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 | ||