hyperliteral

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adjective

Extremely literal.

“Near-synonym: overliteral”

Similar
overliteral
Opposite
figurativemetaphoricalidiomatic
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Meanings

adjectivehyperliteral (comparative more hyperliteral, superlative most hyperliteral)

comparative more hyperliteral · superlative most hyperliteral

  1. Extremely literal.

    Near-synonym: overliteral

    1 more example

    a hyperliteral translation

    Synonyms: overliteral · Antonyms: figurative, metaphorical, idiomatic

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveExtremely literal.

Similar
overliteral
Opposite
figurativemetaphoricalidiomatic
Also see
literalisticoverliteral

Origin

From hyper- + literal.

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APA

hyperliteral. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperliteral

MLA

“hyperliteral.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperliteral. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hyperliteral,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperliteral.

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