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simile Noun

— A simile is a figure of speech (a way of saying things) that connects two very different things (usually formed with the words like or as). Here is an example simile: you eat like a pig.

simile

— noun a figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with 'like' or 'as')

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metaphor

comparison

analogy

likeness

figure of speech

allegory

similitude

picture

parable

image

example

trope

similarly

similarity

similar

resemblance

prototype

propinquity

parity

parallelism

paragon

painting

like

for instance

for example

effigy

analogue

analogous

analog

Topics simile topics

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Figurative

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  metaphor simile comparison