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Synonyms & Antonyms for literal
Synonyms: Adjective
documentary, factual, hard, historical, matter-of-fact, nonfictional, objective, true
Antonyms: Adjective
fictional, fictionalized, fictitious, nondocumentary, nonfactual, nonhistorical, unhistorical
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Examples of literal in a Sentence
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I was using the word in its literal sense. The literal meaning of “know your ropes” is “to know a lot about ropes,” while figuratively it means “to know a lot about how to do something.”
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To call the game past halfway done at that point would be literal. — Hunter Atkins, Houston Chronicle, "Rays take see-saw battle from Astros to avoid sweep," 29 Aug. 2019 Other examples of bio-inspiration that visualize how artists and designers have utilized this approach throughout history are more literal. — Wendy Moonan, Smithsonian, "How Biology Inspires Future Technology," 27 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'literal.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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