| Main Entry: | denotative |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | designative |
Synonyms: |
denoting, denotive, designatory, expressed, implying, indicative, indicatory, referring, signifying |
| Main Entry: | figurative |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not literal, but symbolic |
Synonyms: |
allegorical, denotative, descriptive, emblematic, emblematical, fanciful, florid, flowery, illustrative, metaphoric, metaphorical, ornate, pictorial, poetical, representative, signifying, typical |
Antonyms: |
literal, real, straightforward |
| Main Entry: | indicative |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | exhibitive |
Synonyms: |
apocalyptic, augural, auspicious, characteristic, connotative, demonstrative, denotative, denotive, designative, diagnostic, emblematic, evidential, evincive, expressive, inauspicious, indicatory, indicial, ominous, pointing to, prognostic, significant, significatory, suggestive, symbolic, symptomatic, testatory, testimonial |
| Main Entry: | metaphorical |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | figurative |
Synonyms: |
allegorical, denotative, descriptive, emblematic, illustrative, metaphoric, representative, symbolic, tropological |
| Main Entry: | symbolic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | representative |
Synonyms: |
allegorical, characteristic, denotative, emblematic, figurative, indicative, indicatory, significant, suggestive, symptomatic, token, typical |
| Main Entry: | symptomatic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | indicative |
Synonyms: |
associated, characteristic, demonstrative, denotative, denotive, designative, emblematic, evidential, indicating, pointing to, significant, suggestive, symbolic |
| Main Entry: | denotive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | designative |
Synonyms: |
denotative, denoting, designatory, expressed, implying, indicative, indicatory, referring, signifying |
| Main Entry: | designative |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | designatory |
Synonyms: |
denotative, denoting, denotive, expressed, implying, indicative, indicatory, referring, signifying |
| Main Entry: | designatory |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | designative |
Synonyms: |
denotative, denoting, denotive, expressed, implying, indicative, indicatory, referring, signifying |
| Main Entry: | exhibitive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | designative |
Synonyms: |
denotative, denotive, designatory, exhibitory, indicatory, representative |