Antonyms for metonymicmetonymic

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1. metonymic, metonymicaladjective

   using the name of one thing for that of another with which it is closely associated

   "to say `he spent the evening reading Shakespeare' is metonymic because it substitutes the author himself for the author's works"

   Antonyms:
   literal

   Synonyms:
   metonymical

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