Synonyms for trope
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
Something recurring across a genre or type of art or literature; a motif.
Forms
- Plural
- tropes → images, figures, cliches, cantillations…
Example sentences
- cliche The cream exploded into a cliche in the author's coffee mug.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| trope | rising | |
| cliche | falling | |
| cantillation | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- image2
- 6 letters
- figure2, cliche2
- 12 letters
- cantillation
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (image2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- trope