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   Sym·bol·ic

   /simˈbälik/

   

   adjective

   • 1. serving as a symbol: "a repeating design symbolic of eternity" Similar figurativerepresentativeillustrativeemblematicallegoricalparabolicnonliteralallusivedenotativeconnotativesuggestivemnemonicOpposite literal
   • ▪ significant purely in terms of what is being represented or implied: "the release of the dissident was an important symbolic gesture" Similar emblematicrepresentativetypicalcharacteristicdistinctivesymptomaticmeaningfulsignificant
   • 2. involving the use of symbols or symbolism: "the symbolic meaning of motifs and designs"

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from French symbolique or late Latin symbolicus, from Greek sumbolikos. The adjective symbolical dates from the early 17th century.

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   • 1. symbolical adjective

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   Synonyms for SYMBOLIC: representational, representative, metaphorical, emblematic, emblematical, metaphoric, figurative, figural; Antonyms of SYMBOLIC: actual, literal, nonsymbolic

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   Synonyms. figurative. characteristic. emblematic. representative. suggestive. typical. Synonyms for symbolic from Random House Roget's College Thesaurus, Revised and Updated Edition © 2000 Random House, Inc. Browse. sylphlike. sylvan. symbiotic. symbolical. symbolism. symbolize. symbolizing. /bəˈrɒm.ɪ.tər/ /bəˈrɑː.mə.t̬ɚ/ May 01, 2024. To top.

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   2 days ago · 1 (adjective) in the sense of representative. Definition. being a symbol of something. The move today was largely symbolic. Synonyms. representative. token. emblematic. allegorical. See examples for synonyms. 2 (adjective) in the sense of figurative. Definition. of or relating to a symbol or symbols. symbolic representations of landscape. Synonyms.

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   Symbolic synonyms - 845 Words and Phrases for Symbolic. emblematic. adj. # figurative. symbolical. adj. # classic , typical. figurative. adj. # representative. representative. adj. # typical. allegorical. adj. # graphic. typical. adj. # representative. indicative. adj. # explanatory. characteristic. adj. # typical , feature. metaphorical. adj.

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   Synonyms. Similar meaning. View all. emblematic. symbolical. figurative. representative. allegorical. typical. indicative. characteristic. metaphorical. nominal. emblematical. symptomatic. token. illustrative. metaphoric. allegoric. suggestive. allusive. diagnostic. expressive. connotative. denotative. indicatory. parabolic. significant. Antonyms.