METAPHORIC Antonyms

There are 10 antonyms of the word metaphoric. (opposite meanings)

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	actual				adjectiveadj
	adjective • presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible adjective satellite • taking place in reality; not pretended or imitated • being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something • existing in act or fact • being or existing at the present moment
	concrete				noun, adjectiven, adj
	adjective • capable of being perceived by the senses; not abstract or imaginary noun • a strong hard building material composed of sand and gravel and cement and water adjective satellite • formed by the coalescence of particles verb • cover with cement • form into a solid mass; coalesce
	direct				verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj
	adjective • direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short • straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action • in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child • moving from west to east on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in the same direction as the Earth • similar in nature or effect or relation to another quantity • (of a current) flowing in one direction only adverb • without deviation adjective satellite • having no intervening persons, agents, conditions • being an immediate result or consequence • in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker • lacking compromising or mitigating elements verb • command with authority • intend (something) to move towards a certain goal • guide the actors in (plays and films) • govern or manage • take somebody somewhere • cause to go somewhere • point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards • lead, as in the performance of a composition • give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction • specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public • direct the course; determine the direction of travelling • put an address on (an envelope) • plan and direct (a complex undertaking)
	exact				adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
	adjective • marked by strict and particular and complete accordance with fact adjective satellite • (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth; strictly correct • lacking compromising or mitigating elements verb • claim as due or just • take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
	explicit				adjectiveadj
	adjective • precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable; leaving nothing to implication adjective satellite • in accordance with fact or the primary meaning of a term
	literal				adjectiveadj
	adjective • limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text noun • a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind adjective satellite • being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something • without interpretation or embellishment • avoiding embellishment or exaggeration (used for emphasis)
	nonfigurative				adjectiveadj
	adjective satellite • not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature
	precise				adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
	adjective • sharply exact or accurate or delimited adjective satellite • (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth; strictly correct
	specific				adjectiveadj
	adjective • (sometimes followed by `to') applying to or characterized by or distinguishing something particular or special or unique • relating to or distinguishing or constituting a taxonomic species • being or affecting a disease produced by a particular microorganism or condition; used also of stains or dyes used in making microscope slides noun • a fact about some part (as opposed to general) • a medicine that has a mitigating effect on a specific disease adjective satellite • stated explicitly or in detail
	straightforward				adjectiveadj
	adjective satellite • free from ambiguity • without evasion or compromise • without concealment or deception; honest • pointed directly ahead