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English and Dutch Translation Search Results for figuratively

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figurative:
- figuurlijk; overdrachtelijk; zinnebeeldig; oneigenlijk; figuratief
Wiktionary:
- figuratively → figuurlijk
- figurative → figuratief

English

Detailed Translations for figuratively from English to Dutch

figuratively:

Antonyms for "figuratively":

literally

Related Definitions for "figuratively":

in a figurative sense¹
- figuratively speaking,...¹

Wiktionary Translations for figuratively:

figuratively

adverb

in a figurative manner
- figuratively → figuurlijk

figuratively form of figurative:

figurative adj

figurative (metaphorical)
figuurlijk; overdrachtelijk; zinnebeeldig
- figuurlijk adj
- overdrachtelijk adj
- zinnebeeldig adj
figurative
oneigenlijk
- oneigenlijk adj
figurative
figuratief
- figuratief adj

Translation Matrix for figurative:

Adjective	Related Translations	Other Translations
figuratief	figurative
figuurlijk	figurative; metaphorical
oneigenlijk	figurative
overdrachtelijk	figurative; metaphorical
zinnebeeldig	figurative; metaphorical
-	figural; nonliteral
Not Specified	Related Translations	Other Translations
figuurlijk		great

Related Words for "figurative":

figuratively

Synonyms for "figurative":

nonliteral; analogical; extended; metaphorical; metaphoric; metonymic; metonymical; poetic; synecdochic; synecdochical; tropical; rhetorical
figural; representational

Antonyms for "figurative":

literal

Related Definitions for "figurative":

(used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech¹
- figurative language¹
consisting of or forming human or animal figures¹
- the figurative art of the humanistic tradition¹

Wiktionary Translations for figurative:

figurative

adjective

kunst|nld met beelden werkend of daaruit bestaand
- figuratief → figurative

External Machine Translations:

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