SYMBOLIC Synonyms

• used in or characteristic of or containing allegory

• special design or visual object representing a quality, type, group, etc.

• a visible symbol representing an abstract idea

• (used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech

• consisting of or forming human or animal figures

• relating to the mood of verbs that is used simple in declarative statements

• a mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact

• (usually followed by `of') pointing out or revealing clearly

• expressing one thing in terms normally denoting another

• standing for something else

• a person who represents others

• an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose

• a member of the United States House of Representatives

• an item of information that is typical of a class or group

• serving to represent or typify

• being or characteristic of government by representation in which citizens exercise power through elected officers and representatives

• a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)

• a public display of a message

• any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message

• structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted

• (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided

• (medicine) any objective evidence of the presence of a disorder or disease

• having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges)

• an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come

• a gesture that is part of a sign language

• a fundamental linguistic unit linking a signifier to that which is signified

• a character indicating a relation between quantities

• used of the language of the deaf

• mark with one's signature; write one's name (on)

• approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation

• be engaged by a written agreement

• engage by written agreement

• communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs

• place signs, as along a road

• communicate in sign language

• make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate

• tending to suggest or imply

• (usually followed by `of') pointing out or revealing clearly

• tending to suggest something improper or indecent

• an individual instance of a type of symbol

• something serving as a sign of something else

• a metal or plastic disk that can be redeemed or used in designated slot machines

• something of sentimental value

• insignificantly small; a matter of form only (`tokenish' is informal)

• denote or connote

• convey or express a meaning

• make known with a word or signal

• embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of

• express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol

• relating to or using or proceeding by means of symbols

• serving as a visible symbol for something abstract

• serving as a visible symbol for something abstract