adjective
- using or containing metaphors; not literal but symbolic or figurative
Examples
- The poem’s metaphorical language compared life to a journey.
- Her metaphorical description of the storm as an angry beast was vivid.
- The bridge in the story was metaphorical, representing the connection between two worlds.
- His metaphorical use of chess pieces to describe office politics was clever.
- The teacher explained that the metaphorical meaning was more important than the literal one.
- The artist’s metaphorical interpretation of freedom involved soaring birds.