allegorical

1. 1.

   used in or characteristic of or containing allegory

   “allegorical stories”

   “an allegorical painting of Victory leading an army”

   Synonymsallegoric

   Similarrepresentative

Questions about allegorical

What does allegorical mean?

allegorical means "used in or characteristic of or containing allegory".

How many syllables are in allegorical?

allegorical has 5 syllables: al-le-go-ri-cal. The stress falls on "go". In IPA it is /ˌæləˈɡɔɹəkəl/.

What is another word for allegorical?

Close synonyms include allegoric. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is allegorical a common word?

allegorical is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.