EUPHEMISTIC Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

euphemistic

adjective

Definition of euphemistic

as in figurative

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Recent Examples of euphemistic The title poem takes the reader into the crosshairs of war’s violence, exploding euphemistic descriptions of its horrors. — Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 7 July 2026

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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

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

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

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

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