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allegorical

adjective as in symbolic

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Comedies that cut through the Peak TV noise are surreal like Atlanta, allegorical like The Good Place, supernatural like What We Do in the Shadows.

From Time

That film is baldly allegorical and obviously satirical, surreal in ways that are haunting even after it’s over.

From Vox

There is no clear before-and-after in this, but there are key episodes and an evolution from portraiture as a natural likeness to portraiture as a symbolic, allegorical and literary form.

There are many justifiably bold, thought-provoking creative choices in Covenant, but the decision to combine allegorical horror with sadistic realism is not one of them.

From Time

Over time I’ve also realized that the science of that work makes for a pretty good allegorical tale.

It was around this time that the allegorical artistic genre of the Danse Macabre, or “Dance of the Death,” became popular.

The violence becomes allegorical, too, given how history has, all too often, been forged.

That the allegorical nature of Red Moon speaks to so many issues may be what contributes to an ending where things fall apart.

In an allegorical movie about going to “the zone” to get to “the room” where all your wishes come true.

Her sensuous, penetrating paintings present an allegorical realm, where beauty is eternal and dreams come true.

John was baptizing at a large pool called Ænon-by-Saleim,—probably allegorical, meaning “Fountain of Repose.”

The descriptions of allegorical personages in this poem are clearly imitated from similar descriptions in Latin poets.

Some decorations have been added since last year, and an allegorical drop-scene has been painted.

The Jews, who went out of Egypt, rude as they were, had heard of the allegorical philosophy of the Egyptians.

On high above the triumphal car was set some allegorical figure, such as Valour, Victory, or Fame.

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On this page you'll find 28 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to allegorical, such as: figurative, metaphorical, emblematic, illustrative, parabolic, and symbolizing.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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