figurative

Questions about figurative

What does figurative mean?

figurative means "(used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in figurative?

figurative has 4 syllables: fig-u-ra-tive. The stress falls on "fig". In IPA it is /ˈfɪɡjɚətɪv/.

What is another word for figurative?

Close synonyms include nonliteral, figural. 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.

What is the opposite of figurative?

The recorded antonyms are literal.

Is figurative a common word?

figurative 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.