What does figuratively mean?

figuratively means "in a figurative sense".

How many syllables are in figuratively?

figuratively has 5 syllables: figu-rat-i-ve-ly. The stress falls on "rat". In IPA it is /fɪɡˈjʊɹətɪvli/.

What is the opposite of figuratively?

The recorded antonyms are literally.

Is figuratively a common word?

figuratively 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.

Figuratively — meaning and pronunciation

adverb

1 senseA word that modifies a verb, adjective or other adverb.

1.
in a figurative sense
“figuratively speaking,...”
Antonymsliterally

Questions about figuratively

What does figuratively mean?: figuratively means "in a figurative sense".
How many syllables are in figuratively?: figuratively has 5 syllables: figu-rat-i-ve-ly. The stress falls on "rat". In IPA it is /fɪɡˈjʊɹətɪvli/.
What is the opposite of figuratively?: The recorded antonyms are literally.
Is figuratively a common word?: figuratively 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.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for figuratively come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

adverb

1 senseA word that modifies a verb, adjective or other adverb.

1.
in a figurative sense
“figuratively speaking,...”
Antonymsliterally

Questions about figuratively

What does figuratively mean?: figuratively means "in a figurative sense".
How many syllables are in figuratively?: figuratively has 5 syllables: figu-rat-i-ve-ly. The stress falls on "rat". In IPA it is /fɪɡˈjʊɹətɪvli/.
What is the opposite of figuratively?: The recorded antonyms are literally.
Is figuratively a common word?: figuratively 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.

Tools

Jump to

Images & video

PDF & writing

Calculate & convert

Health & fitness

AI, code & work

Learn & play

Tool directories

Search

Jump to

Explore AltFTool

Help

Theme

figuratively

adverb

Questions about figuratively

Tools

Jump to

Images & video

PDF & writing

Calculate & convert

Health & fitness

AI, code & work

Learn & play

Tool directories

Search

Jump to

Explore AltFTool

Help

Theme

figuratively

adverb

Questions about figuratively