Words similar to figurative

Example sentences for: figurative

How can you use “figurative” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

If you have the figurative stones for it, you might respond to the digs made in front of clients with a remark such as, "You have to make allowances for (so-and-so).
Rothko's journey into literal and figurative darkness left behind a shimmering trail of canvases that mark for many people the high-water mark of spiritual beauty and emotion in modern art.
In a figurative way, Yiddish is the wise and humble language of us all, the idiom of a frightened and hopeful humanity.
Australian pidgin acquired a second negative, borak , used as an alternative to baal or in a figurative sense for humbug, nonsense, or rubbish, from Wathawurung, whence came also an exclamation merrygig well done and coolie , a derogatory term for a person who partnered an Aboriginal woman.
Here is a small arsenal of words and expressions that turn out to be figurative spark-offs from the language of guns and cannons.