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trope

[trohp] / troʊp /
NOUN
figure of speech
Synonyms
WEAK
adumbration allegory alliteration allusion analogue analogy anaphora anticlimax antistrophe antithesis aposiopesis apostrophe asyndeton bathos comparison conceit device echoism ellipsis euphemism euphuism exaggeration expression flourish flower hyperbole image imagery irony litotes malapropism manner of speaking metaphor metonymy onomatopoeia ornament oxymoron parable paradox parallel personification proteron rhetoric sarcasm satire simile stylistic device synecdoche tropology turn of phrase understatement way of speaking
NOUN
image
Synonyms
STRONGEST
figure idea impression notion perception thought vision
STRONG
apprehension conceit conception construct intellection phantasm
WEAK
mental picture
Antonyms
WEAK
concrete entity
NOUN
metaphor
Synonyms
STRONGEST
analogy image symbol
STRONG
allegory emblem hope metonymy personification similitude
Antonyms
WEAK
plain speech

Example Sentences

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The idea that jobs will disappear is the next trope to fall.

From The Wall Street Journal

By the end, every trope the director uses has been bled dry.

From The Wall Street Journal

Now through their LP “Free Spirits,” they continue to comment on the trope of the burned-out, exhausted artist who through a soul-stripping retreat can find renewal once again.

From Los Angeles Times

I adore the romance genre — I’m a huge fan of tropes, from enemies-to-lovers to fake dating.

From Los Angeles Times

Left with no idea how to wrap itself up, “Undertone” throws every one of those horror tropes under a hydraulic press, shoving them together, hoping that the result will be prettier than just polished garbage.

From Salon

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