Definitions For Metaphorical

adjective

  • Expressing one thing in terms normally denoting another

noun

  • A word or phrase for one thing that is used to refer to another thing in order to show or suggest that they are similar
  • An object, activity, or idea that is used as a symbol of something else

Is Metaphorical a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
21
Words with Friends
24

The word Metaphorical is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Metaphorical in a Sentence

  • “He was drowning in paperwork” is a metaphor in which having to deal with a lot of paperwork is being compared to drowning in an ocean of water.
  • Her poems include many imaginative metaphors.
  • A poet admired for her use of metaphor

Synonyms for Metaphorical

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