nonliteral

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adjective

Not literal.

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figurativeilliteralanalogicalextendedmetaphoricalmetaphoricmetonymicmetonymical
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Meanings

adjectivenonliteral (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot literal.

    Synonyms: figurative, illiteral

nounnonliteral (plural nonliterals)

plural nonliterals

  1. computingThat which is not a literal.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveNot literal.

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figurativeilliteral

More synonyms by meaning

adjective(used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech

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figurativeanalogicalextendedmetaphoricalmetaphoricmetonymicmetonymical
Also see
analogicalextendedfigurativemetaphoricmetaphoricalmetonymicmetonymicalpoeticsynecdochicsynecdochicaltropical

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From non- + literal.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Czech nedoslovný
  • nedoslovnýnot literal; figurative

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

tonnarelli
Cite this entry
APA

nonliteral. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonliteral

MLA

“nonliteral.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonliteral. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonliteral,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonliteral.

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