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Synonyms and Antonyms of symbolic

having the function or meaning of an object or figure that stands for something else
  • the butterfly in the poem is symbolic of the impermanence of youth
Synonyms of symbolic

emblematic (also emblematical), representational, representative
Words Related to symbolic

figural, figurative, metaphoric (or metaphorical), tropological

allegorical
Near Antonyms of symbolic

actual, literal
Antonyms of symbolic

nonsymbolic

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