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figurative

British pronunciation/fˈɪɡjʊɹˌe‍ɪtɪv/
American pronunciation/ˈfɪɡjɝətɪv/
figurative
[ADJECTIVE]
1

using language in a way that words don't have their actual meaning, but an imaginative meaning instead

synonyms : nonliteral
antonyms : literal
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2

representing people, animals and objects and forms as they appear in the real world

synonyms : figural
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Examples
1. The word isn't figurative.
2. What is that figurative sense?
3. This is figurative here.
4. They're just figurative!
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