Aesopian

adjective

variants also Aesopic
Definition of Aesopiannext
as in symbolic

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for Aesopian
  1. symbolic
  2. allegorical
  3. emblematic
  4. figurative
  5. metaphoric
  6. tropical
  7. figural
Adjective
  • Nominal damages are a small symbolic sum of money awarded when a legal right is violated.
    — Jack Harvel August 26, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Cadet will work with architect Rodney Leon, who is also of Haitian descent, and who will advise on the interpretive writing and symbolic elements of the statue and its lighting and siting.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of symbolic
Adjective
  • The half-dozen allegorical sculptures gathered in the new museum—The Lions, Liberty, Progress, Work, Peace, and Justice—were commissioned for Buenos Aires’s Palace of the Argentine National Congress in 1906.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Depicting the rise and spectacular fall of an Anglo- and Euro-centric civilization, the series was originally presented as an allegorical warning about imperial expansion to the then-young nation.
    — Cat Dawson, ARTnews.com, 3 July 2026
Definition of allegorical
Adjective
  • Collin tries to turn him into an emblematic twentieth-century figure, an absurd hero out of, say, Camus, who can find himself (and also lose himself) only through selfless service.
    — David Denby, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Marshall’s detractors say the Florida property is emblematic of a lawmaker who is out of touch with his constituents.
    — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of emblematic
Adjective
  • Avery proved that figurative artists, in trying to represent the observable world, can be as free in their choices as any abstract painter.
    — Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Susi Singer’s figurative candlestick has style and sass that owes at least partly to its earthenware origins, favored at the Werkstätte for its affordability over porcelain, but much less capable of refined shapes.
    — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of figurative
Adjective
  • Manuel spoke with Variety about how the film relates to the colonial past of the country, and the metaphorical symbolism of the golf course.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Lush layers of melody and instrumentation submerges the listener in both metaphoric thought and shifting moods.
    — Lina Lecaro, SPIN, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of metaphoric
Adjective
  • The book pointed to Flynn’s longtime friendship with an Austrian tropical medicine doctor who did become a Nazi spy.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The National Hurricane Center is now monitoring the remnants of Edouard and two other tropical waves.
    — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of tropical
Adjective
  • From figural bakers to upgraded pans, the new collection takes fall baking to a whole other level.
    — Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Display of a walking staff with a figural head and wooden ladles reveal a history of carving among the cultures Lewis was raised in.
    — Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Definition of figural
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“Aesopian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Aesopian. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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