ALLEGORICAL Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

allegorical

adjective

Definition of allegorical

as in symbolic

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Recent Examples of allegorical Parts of the book made sense on an allegorical level, but not on a literal level. — Literary Hub, 18 June 2026 Cornices, marble, allegorical touches, and the building’s old grandeur all help create a dramatic atmosphere. — Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026 By now, the story of the ‘Nova Knicks is almost allegorical. — Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 10 June 2026 Cardinale was particularly fond of the shape, which the brand used as an allegorical representation of its birth city’s many cupolas. — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 22 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for allegorical

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Adjective

Moncler was founded in 1952 in Monestier-de-Clermont, and the mountains are not only the brand’s physical birthplace, but are also symbolic of its goal to aim higher, Ruffini has often said.

— Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
To celebrate its centennial this year, the symbolic starting point of Route 66 was extended north and east to Navy Pier.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of symbolic

Adjective

Phobos and Deimos take their names from the Greek mythological personifications of fear and terror, sons of the war god Ares, whose Roman counterpart is Mars.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
This is then put in dialogue with Nourry’s other artworks around the theme of women as mythological beings.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of mythological

Adjective

Viewers can ponder Dunham’s dramatic stylistic shift from abstract forms to cartoonish figurative images through the exhibition’s 50 career-spanning works.

— Jane Wooldridge, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026
These combine interior and exterior figurative imagery from the tropical foliage and vibrant cityscapes around her, but can appear torn and fragmented.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of figurative

Adjective

The wealth tax opponents have applied the age-old technique of mustering superficially plausible, but largely imaginary, consequences of passage.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
The genre gave him considerably more freedom to invent architectural settings, mixing classical ruins, waterways, and figures into elaborate imaginary landscapes.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of imaginary

Adjective

These prediction market partnerships have, for some, become emblematic of what fans see as unfettered greed on the part of teams, players, leagues and platforms believed to be degrading their experience of sports writ large.

— Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026
According to Chanel, the piece is an emblematic 1932 design from Gabrielle Chanel’s only High Jewelry collection, titled Bijoux de Diamants.

— Christian Allaire, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of emblematic

Adjective

The drawing, a fanciful architectural scene called a capriccio, will be on sale at Mallams auction house in Oxford on October 21.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Furthermore, the talented illustrator found escape in the fanciful action stories.

— Gaby Iori October 7, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of fanciful

Adjective

Bernard, the fabricator of phrases, is the book’s second devotee of metaphor, therefore also the first to beguile the others with the potential and pitfalls of figural language.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2026
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

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