10 Letter Words for Metaphoric
amphoteric, metaphoric
9 Letter Words for Metaphoric
ametropic, morphetic, morphiate, omphacite, preatomic, rachitome
8 Letter Words for Metaphoric
achroite, amorphic, amphoric, aporetic, archpoet, athermic, atrophic, camphire, champert, chapiter, chromate, chromite, copremia, ecphoria, empathic, emphatic, hemicarp, hormetic, impacter, impactor, mahoitre, marchite, mercapto, metaphor, operatic, patchier, phoretic, phreatic, piechart, poachier, poematic, prematch, protheca, prothmia, reimpact, rhematic, teraphim, theorica, thermaic, trapiche, trichoma, trichome, trophema
7 Letter Words for Metaphoric
achiote, amorite, amorphi, amphore, aphemic, aphetic, aphotic, aphrite, apomict, apothec, apothem, apricot, aprotic, atropic, camphor, campier, caphite, certhia, chamite, champer, chapote, chapter, chariot, charpie, charpit, chimera, chomper, cohitre, compare, compart, compear, compert, compter, comptie, coperta, coremia, crampet, crampit, ectopia, ephoric, ephraim, erotica, haricot, hematic, hepatic, heptoic, hermaic, homeric, impeach, marchet, matcher, matrice, meropia, meropic, metopic, mochier, moither, moriche, morphea, morphia, morphic, mothier, opacite, paretic, parotic, patcher, patrice, patrico, pectora, perotic, pharmic, phorate, picotah, picrate, pitcher, poacher, pomeria, porcate, potamic, potcher, potiche, preomit, primate, proheim, proteic, ptarmic, pteroma, rematch, repatch, repitch, rhaetic, rotchie, tempora, teraohm, theoria, theoric, theriac, thermic, toparch, tropeic, trophic
6 Letter Words for Metaphoric
achier, achime, achter, acmite, acrite, amorce, amoret, amorph, aortic, aperch, archei, archie, archit, areito, armpit, atomic, atopic, atroce, cahier, camote, camper, campho, campit, capite, capote, captor, carhop, carmot, carpet, cartop, cathop, cathro, ceptor, ceriph, ceroma, champe, chaori, charet, charie, cheapo, chimar, chimer, chitra, choate, chomer, chorea, chorei, choria, chroma, chrome, cipher, cither, coater, coatie, coempt, coheir, cohert, comart, comate, cometh, comite, compar, comper, compte, copart, copeia, copier, copita, coprah, copter, corita, cotham, crimea, croape, empair, empart, emptio, emptor, eparch, ephori, epirot, epitra, epocha, eriach, erotic, ethiop, hamite, hamper, haptic, haptor, harico, hectar, hector, hepcat, heriot, hermai, hermit, heroic, homier, homrai, horace, hormic, imaret, impact, impart, import, ipomea, maitre, marche, marcot, mariet, mather, matico, matier, matipo, matric, meatic, mecati, mehari, mehtar, mercat, meriah, metaph, metria, metric, micate, micher, mirach, mirate, mither, mithra, mochie, mohair, mohria, moirae, mopier, morate, morcha, morice, mother, motier, ochrea, omerta, ophite, opiate, optima, optime, orache, orchat, oretic, orphic, orthic, pacier, paiche, pariet, paroch, partie, partim, pathic, pearch, peract, percha, permic, permit, phaeic, phatic, phemic, phocae, phoria, photic, piache, picaro, picote, pirate, poetic, pomace, pomate, porite, portia, potche, pother, pratie, preach, premia, premio, premit, pritch, proach, promic, promit, protea, protei, pteria, pteric, rachet, rechip, recoat, remica, reomit, rhotic, richea, rimate, rochet, romaic, rotche, tamper, tampoe, tempra, tephra, teraph, tercia, tercio, thairm, thecia, therap, thermo, thiram, thoria, thoric, thorpe, thrace, thraep, threip, thrice, thrimp, thrope, tocher, toecap, tormae, triace, tricae, tricep, trocha, troche, trochi, trompe, trophi, tropia, tropic
5 Letter Words for Metaphoric
acher, achor, acier, actor, aeric, aimer, airth, aitch, amice, amire, amort, amper, amphi, amrit, apert, aport, apter, arche, archt, ariot, arite, arith, armet, armit, aroph, artic, atrip, cahot, cairo, cameo, campi, campo, caper, capot, capri, caret, carom, carot, carpe, carpi, carte, cater, cerat, ceria, chair, chait, champ, chape, chare, charm, chart, chati, cheap, cheat, cheir, chemo, chert, chiao, chime, chimo, chimp, chirm, chiro, chirp, chirt, choir, chomp, chopa, chore, chort, chota, chria, cimar, cipro, citer, coapt, coart, coate, coati, comae, comer, comet, compt, comte, copei, coper, copia, copra, corah, coram, coria, corta, cothe, craie, crame, cramp, crape, crate, cream, crept, creta, crime, crimp, cripe, crith, croat, crome, ctimo, earth, ecart, echar, eoith, epact, ephoi, ephor, epoch, eprom, erato, erica, ermit, ethic, etiam, haire, haori, harem, harim, hater, heart, hemic, hepar, herma, hermi, hiate, hiera, hiper, homer, hoper, horme, hotei, ichor, ihram, impar, imper, impot, irate, ither, macer, mache, machi, macho, macro, mahoe, maire, maori, march, marco, marie, maroc, match, mater, mathe, matie, meach, meath, meith, merch, merci, merit, merop, metho, metic, metra, metro, micah, miche, micht, micro, mirth, mitch, miter, mitra, mocha, moche, mohar, moier, moira, moire, moper, morae, morat, moria, moric, morph, morta, morth, moter, mpret, mtier, oaric, oater, ocher, ocrea, ohare, ohmic, omrah, opera, ophic, ophir, opter, optic, orach, orate, orpit, other, pacer, pahmi, paire, pairt, parch, pareo, parte, parti, parto, patch, patio, peach, peart, pecht, perai, perca, perch, perit, perth, petar, petri, petro, phaet, phare, pharm, pharo, phoca, picea, picot, picra, piert, pieta, pirot, pitch, poach, poche, poire, porch, poret, poria, porta, porte, potch, poter, prahm, prate, preta, priam, price, prich, prima, prime, primo, proem, prote, rache, ramet, ramie, raphe, rapic, ratch, rathe, ratio, reach, react, recap, recip, recit, recpt, recti, recto, reich, remap, remit, remop, repic, repot, retch, retia, retip, rheic, rhema, rhime, riche, richt, rimae, rithe, roach, roate, roche, rocta, romic, rotch, tache, tachi, tacho, taich, taipo, tamer, taper, tapir, tarie, taroc, tchai, teach, tempo, tepor, terai, terap, terma, thaim, tharm, theca, theia, theic, their, thema, theor, therm, thore, thorp, thrae, thram, thrap, thrip, throe, ticer, timar, timer, timor, tirma, toher, tomia, toper, tophe, tophi, topia, topic, torch, toric, torma, trace, trame, tramp, trape, triac, trica, trice, tripe, troca, troch, troic, tromp, trope
4 Letter Words for Metaphoric
acer, ache, acme, acop, acor, acpt, acre, acth, aero, ahem, aire, airt, aith, amic, amie, amit, amor, aper, apio, arch, arco, aret, arte, atip, atmo, atoc, atom, atop, cair, came, cami, camo, camp, cape, caph, capi, capo, capt, care, carp, cart, cate, cath, cepa, cera, cero, cert, ceti, chai, cham, chao, chap, char, chat, chem, cher, chia, chip, chit, chop, ciao, cima, cipo, cira, cire, cite, cito, coat, coir, coit, coma, come, comp, comr, copa, cope, copr, copt, cora, core, corm, corp, cort, cote, coth, cram, crap, crim, crip, crit, croh, crop, crpe, each, eath, echo, echt, ecto, eira, emic, emir, emit, empt, epha, epic, epit, erat, eria, eric, erth, etch, etic, haec, hair, hait, hame, hami, hare, harm, haro, harp, hart, hate, heap, hear, heat, heir, hemp, hept, hera, herm, hero, herp, hert, himp, hipe, hipt, hire, hiro, hoar, hoer, hoit, home, hope, hopi, hora, hore, hort, hote, hoti, iare, icao, icer, icho, iota, irpe, itch, item, iter, itmo, mace, mach, maco, mair, maoi, mapo, marc, mare, mari, maro, mart, mate, math, mear, meat, mech, meio, merc, meri, mero, meta, meth, miae, mica, mice, mico, mire, miro, mite, moat, moca, moch, moet, moha, mohr, moir, moit, mope, moph, mora, more, mort, mota, mote, moth, oath, oche, ocht, octa, oeci, ohia, oime, omer, omit, opah, opai, opec, orae, orca, orch, orth, otic, pace, paco, pact, pahi, paho, pair, parc, pare, pari, part, pate, path, pato, peai, pear, peat, pech, peho, perh, peri, perm, pert, peta, peto, phar, phat, phit, phot, pica, pice, pich, pico, pict, pier, piet, pima, pita, pith, poem, poet, poha, pome, porc, pore, port, pote, poti, pram, prao, prat, prec, prem, pret, prie, prim, prio, proa, proc, prom, ptah, race, rach, rait, rame, rami, ramp, rape, rapt, rate, rath, rato, rcpt, ream, reap, rect, reim, reit, repo, rept, rhea, rheo, rhet, rice, rich, riem, rima, rime, riot, ripa, ripe, ript, rita, rite, roam, roch, roit, roma, rome, romp, rope, rota, rotc, rote, roti, tace, tach, taco, tahr, tame, tamp, tape, tare, tari, taro, tarp, tche, tchr, team, teap, tear, teca, tech, tehr, temp, tepa, tera, term, terp, thae, thai, thar, thea, them, thio, thir, thor, thro, tiao, tiar, tice, tich, tier, time, tipe, tire, toch, toea, tome, tope, toph, topi, torc, tore, tori, trac, trah, tram, trap, trie, trim, trio, trip, trop
3 Letter Words for Metaphoric
ace, ach, act, aer, ahi, aho, aim, air, ait, ame, ami, amp, amt, aor, apc, ape, aph, apr, apt, arc, are, arm, art, ate, atm, atp, cai, cam, cap, car, cat, ceo, cep, cer, cha, che, chi, chm, cho, cia, cie, cir, cit, com, cop, cor, cot, cpa, cpi, cpm, cpo, cpr, cpt, cro, crt, cte, cto, ctr, eam, ear, eat, ech, ecm, eco, ect, eir, emo, emp, eom, epa, epi, era, ert, eta, etc, eth, hae, ham, hao, hap, hat, hei, hem, heo, hep, her, het, hia, hic, hie, him, hip, hir, hit, hmo, hoa, hoc, hoe, hoi, hom, hop, hor, hot, iao, ice, ich, ihp, imo, imp, iph, ipm, ipo, ipr, ira, ire, ita, mac, mae, mao, map, mar, mat, mea, meh, mei, mer, met, mho, mia, mic, mir, mit, moa, moc, moe, moi, mop, mor, mot, mph, mri, oam, oar, oat, oca, och, oct, oer, ohm, oie, opa, ope, opt, ora, orc, ore, ort, otc, pac, pah, pam, par, pat, pci, pcm, pct, pea, pec, peh, per, pet, phi, pho, phr, pht, pia, pic, pie, pir, pit, pmt, poa, poh, poi, pom, por, pot, prc, pre, pro, pta, pte, rah, rai, ram, rap, rat, rct, rea, rec, reh, rei, rem, rep, rha, rhe, rho, ria, rie, rim, rio, rip, rit, roc, roe, roi, rom, rot, rpm, rpt, rte, rti, tai, tam, tao, tap, tar, tch, tcp, tea, tec, tem, ter, tha, the, thm, tho, tic, tie, tim, tip, tmh, toa, toc, toe, toi, tom, top, tor, tph, tpi, tpm, tra, tri, trm, trp
Definitions for Metaphoric
[1] a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.” Compare mixed metaphor, simile(def 1) .
[2] something used, or regarded as being used, to represent something else; emblem; symbol.
[3] a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action that it does not literally denote in order to imply a resemblance, for example he is a lion in battle Compare simile
Words related to Metaphoric
metaphorsymbolic, allegorical, descriptive, metaphorical, florid, fanciful, pictorial, figurative, emblematic, revealing, illustrative, representative, denotative, flowery, ornate, typical, emblematical, poetical, signifying, comparative
Words nearby Metaphoric
metaphormetapelet, metaph., metaphase, metaphase plate, metaphen, metaphor, metaphosphate, metaphosphoric acid, metaphrase, metaphrast, metaphys.
Origin of Metaphoric
1525–35; < Latin metaphora < Greek metaphorá a transfer, akin to metaphérein to transfer. See meta-, -phore
Words that may be confused with Metaphoric
WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, metaphormetaphor, simile
Other words from Metaphoric
met·a·phor·i·cal [met-uh -fawr -i-kuh l, -for -] /ˌmɛt əˈfɔr ɪ kəl, -ˈfɒr-/ , met·a·phor·ic , adjective
met·a·phor·i·cal·ly , adverb
met·a·phor·i·cal·ness , noun
hy·per·met·a·phor·ic , adjective
hy·per·met·a·phor·i·cal , adjective
non·met·a·phor·ic , adjective
non·met·a·phor·i·cal , adjective
non·met·a·phor·i·cal·ly , adverb
sem·i·met·a·phor·ic , adjective
sem·i·met·a·phor·i·cal , adjective
sem·i·met·a·phor·i·cal·ly , adverb
sub·met·a·phor·ic , adjective
sub·met·a·phor·i·cal , adjective
sub·met·a·phor·i·cal·ly , adverb
Word origin for Metaphoric
C16: from Latin, from Greek metaphora, from metapherein to transfer, from meta- + pherein to bear
Synonyms for Metaphoric
allegorical, descriptive, symbolic, denotative, emblematic, illustrative, representative, tropological