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Showing words for METAPHORIC using the English dictionary

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