Synonyms for symbolic
- adjective
Most common
figurative emblematic symbolical significative lack-life tokenistic
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Symbolical
symbolical, emblematic, figurative, representative, typical, significative, emblematical
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Pertaining to a symbol.
Related words
- Word family
- symbolical symbolicate symbolicness
- Phrases
- symbolic link symbolic logic symbolic expression
Example sentences
- figurative The figurative meaning is no longer in current use.
- emblematic The chamois is an emblematic species of the Alps.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| symbolic | rising | |
| figurative | rising | |
| emblematic | rising | |
| symbolical | falling | |
| significative | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- typical3
- 10 letters
- figurative4, emblematic4, symbolical, tokenistic
- 12 letters
- emblematical
- 13 letters
- significative
- 14 letters
- representative5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (typical3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- symbolique
- Italiano
- simbolico
- Español
- simbólico