Synonyms of figures of speech

figures of speech

phrase

plural of figure of speech

as in phrases

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

• phrases
• idioms
• expressions
• slogans
• terms
• mottoes
• mottos
• cliches
• epithets
• clichés
• colloquialisms
• locutions
• provincialisms
• watchwords
• shibboleths
• expletives
• neologisms
• cries
• names
• euphemisms
• archaisms
• vulgarisms
• bywords
• modernisms