METAPHOR Crossword Clue & Answer

We found 167 solutions for 'METAPHOR' with 3 to 22 letters.
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Crossword clues for METAPHOR

Clue
Answer
Length
METAPHOR with 10 letters
HYPERBATON
10
OPPOSITION
10
PAREGMENON
10
PROPORTION
10
REGRESSION
10
REPETITION
10
SIMILARITY
10
SIMILITUDE
10
SIMULATION
10
SPOONERISM
10
SUBSTITUTE
10
SUPERSEDER
10
SUPPLANTER
10
SYNECDOCHE
10
UNDERSTUDY
10
VICE-REGENT
10
METAPHOR with 11 letters
ALTERNATIVE
11
ANACOLUTHON
11
ANADIPLOSIS
11
ANTIPHRASIS
11
ANTONOMASIA
11
APOSIOPESIS
11
CATACHRESIS
11
CORRELATION
11
COUNTERFEIT
11
DISTINCTION
11
EXCLAMATION
11
GHOSTWRITER
11
LOCUM TENENS
11
MALAPROPISM
11
PARALLELISM
11
PARENTHESIS
11
PERIPHRASIS
11
PINCH HITTER
11
PRETERITION
11
REPLACEMENT
11
RESEMBLANCE
11
SUBSTITUENT
11
SUCCEDANEUM
11
THIRD STRING
11
METAPHOR with 12 letters
ALLITERATION
12
ASSIMILATION
12
CONFRONTMENT
12
ONOMATOPOEIA
12
SECOND STRING
12
SUBSTITUTION
12
METAPHOR with 13 letters
APPROXIMATION
13
COMPARABILITY
13
CONFRONTATION
13
NEXT BEST THING
13
UTILITY PLAYER
13
VICE-PRESIDENT
13
METAPHOR with 14 letters
CIRCUMLOCUTION
14
CORRESPONDENCE
14
FIGURE OF SPEECH
14
REPRESENTATIVE
14
METAPHOR with 15 letters
CONTRASTIVENESS
15
DISTINCTIVENESS
15
PERSONIFICATION
15
METAPHOR with 17 letters
COMPARATIVE DEGREE
17
COMPARATIVE METHOD
17
TROPE OF COMPARISON
17
METAPHOR with 18 letters
COMPARATIVE ANATOMY
18
COMPARATIVE GRAMMAR
18
METAPHOR with 19 letters
COMPARATIVE JUDGMENT
19
METAPHOR with 21 letters
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE
21
METAPHOR with 22 letters
COMPARATIVE LINGUISTICS
22

Definition of metaphor

  • a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity

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How many solutions are there for the crossword clue "METAPHOR"?

There are 167 solutions. The longest is COMPARATIVE LINGUISTICS with 22 letters, and the shortest is SUB with 3 letters.

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How long are the solutions for "METAPHOR"?

Solutions are between 3 and 22 letters long.

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Clue Answers
A STAKE, METAPHORICALLY
11
CARRY A BURDEN, EITHER REAL OR METAPHORIC
11
ALSO USE METAPHORICALLY
10
ALSO USED METAPHORICALLY
10
AN EXTENDED METAPHOR
10
BREAK DOWN, LITERALLY OR METAPHORICALLY
10
Metaphor for slowness
3
Punishment, metaphorically
3
Durability metaphor
2
Metaphor for strength
2
Metaphor for a mess
2
Pressure, metaphorically
2
Metaphor for simplicity
2
Metaphor for thinness
2
Metaphorical hiding place
2
Metaphor for confusion
2
Metaphor for disorder
2
Metaphor for control
2
Metaphor, e.g.
2
Metaphor for density
2
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