FIGURE OF SPEECH Crossword clue

We found 88 solutions for 'FIGURE OF SPEECH' with 5 to 16 letters.
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Crossword answers for FIGURE OF SPEECH

Top Answers for: Figure of speech

The clue "Figure of speech" last appeared in the The Sun crossword on January 6, 2026. The correct answer for this puzzle is "TROPE", a 5-letter word.

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Clue
Answer
Length
FIGURE OF SPEECH with 5 letters
FRILL
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IDIOM ⭐
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IMAGE
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IRONY
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TROPE ⭐
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FIGURE OF SPEECH with 6 letters
APORIA
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COLORS
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DEVICE
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FIGURE
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FLOWER
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LECTOR
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ORATOR
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SIMILE ⭐
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TMESIS
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ZEUGMA
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FIGURE OF SPEECH with 7 letters
ANALOGY
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IMAGERY
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LITOTES
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MEIOSIS
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PHONEME
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SARCASM
7
FIGURE OF SPEECH with 8 letters
ALLEGORY
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ALLUSION
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ANAPHORA
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BEAUTIES
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CHIASMUS
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EMPHASIS
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EUPHUISM
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FLOURISH
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LUSHNESS
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METAPHOR ⭐
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METONYMY
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ORNAMENT
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OXYMORON
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PLEONASM
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SYMPLOCE
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FIGURE OF SPEECH with 9 letters
ADORNMENT
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APOPHASIS
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EUPHEMISM
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FLORIDITY
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HYPALLAGE
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HYPERBOLE
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INVERSION
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PROLEPSIS
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SYLLEPSIS
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FIGURE OF SPEECH with 10 letters
ANASTROPHE
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ANTITHESIS
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APOSTROPHE
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CONVERSION
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ECPHONESIS
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EMBROIDERY
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FLORIDNESS
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GEMINATION
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HYPERBATON
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LUXURIANCE
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PAREGMENON
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REGRESSION
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REPETITION
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SIMILITUDE
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SPOONERISM
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SYNECDOCHE
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FIGURE OF SPEECH with 11 letters
ANACOLUTHON
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ANADIPLOSIS
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ANTIPHRASIS
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ANTONOMASIA
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APOSIOPESIS
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CATACHRESIS
11
EXCLAMATION
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FINE WRITING
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FLOWERINESS
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MALAPROPISM
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PARENTHESIS
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PERIPHRASIS
11
PRETERITION
11
FIGURE OF SPEECH with 12 letters
ALLITERATION
12
ONOMATOPOEIA
12
TURN OF PHRASE
12
FIGURE OF SPEECH with 13 letters
EMBELLISHMENT
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ORNAMENTATION
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PURPLE PASSAGE
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PURPLE PATCHES
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FIGURE OF SPEECH with 14 letters
CIRCUMLOCUTION
14
FIGURE OF SPEECH with 15 letters
FLOWERS OF SPEECH
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PERSONIFICATION
15
FIGURE OF SPEECH with 16 letters
COLORS OF RHETORIC
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ELEGANT VARIATION
16
MANNER OF SPEAKING
16
RHETORICAL DEVICE
16

Top answers for FIGURE OF SPEECH crossword clue from newspapers

TROPE
METAPHOR
IDIOM
SIMILE

Definition of Figure of speech

  • intentional deviation from literal statement that emphasises, clarifies, or embellishes

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What is the best solution to the riddle FIGURE OF SPEECH?

Solution TROPE is our most searched for solution by our visitors. Solution TROPE is 5 letters long. We have 4 further solutions of the same word length.

How many solutions are there for the crossword clue "FIGURE OF SPEECH"?

There are 88 solutions. The longest is COLORS OF RHETORIC with 16 letters, and the shortest is FRILL with 5 letters.

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Overused theme
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A figure of speech
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Became a figure of speech?
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Figure of speech expressing resemblance
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Figure of speech joining contradictory terms
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Figure of speech using self-contradiction
1
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1
Recurrent theme. motif
1
Symbolic figure of speech
1
Story revealing a hidden meaning
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Sarcastic use of words
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