Synonyms of figure of speech

figure of speech

phrase

as in phrase

a sequence of words having a specific meaning

"The straw that broke the camel's back" is just a figure of speech, as there's not really a straw and not really a camel.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• phrase
• idiom
• expression
• term
• slogan
• motto
• cliche
• epithet
• cliché
• colloquialism
• watchword
• name
• locution
• expletive
• byword
• neologism
• cry
• euphemism
• shibboleth
• modernism
• provincialism
• archaism
• vulgarism