Synonyms for metaphorically
metaphor·i·cal·ly

Princeton's WordNet

1. metaphoricallyadverb

   in a metaphorical manner

   "she expressed herself metaphorically"

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1. List of paraphrases for "metaphorically":

   figuratively

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1. Ranveer Singh:

   Zoya kind of very literally and metaphorically peels away all of those layers to kind of tap into a very real, very authentic side of me ... a little bit more quiet, more reserved, more introverted and more internally feeling sensitive, vulnerable.

2. John Shearer:

   We mean business, and we are trying to take this thing down metaphorically and literally, we're just getting out there and trying to inspire, but we're also trying to be the people that make a difference. There are a lot of fighters out there.

3. Henry Fielding:

   LOVE: A word properly applied to our delight in particular kinds of food; sometimes metaphorically spoken of the favorite objects of all our appetites.

4. Andrew Winch:

   The owner is drawn to the power and charisma of New York’s skyscrapers, he wanted the bow of the yacht to include a phoenix because, metaphorically, the phoenix rises to soaring heights much as skyscrapers do.

5. Selaedin Maksut:

   In 2022, we’ve recorded the highest number of complaints of anti-Muslim prejudices, at 152, over the years, our records have shown that complaints increase around and during Ramadan, in part because Muslims are more visible and take up more space – physically and metaphorically.