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symbolic

/sɪmbˈɑlɪk/adjective3 syllables

Symbolic means: serving as a visible symbol for something abstract.

Synonyms for symbolic4

adjective, as in serving as a visible symbol for something abstract

emblematic, emblematical, symbolical, representative

adjective, as in relating to or using or proceeding by means of symbols

symbolical

What does symbolic mean?3

adjective

1

serving as a visible symbol for something abstract“a crown is emblematic of royalty”

2

relating to or using or proceeding by means of symbols“symbolic logic”

3

using symbolism“symbolic art”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with symbolic?3

four syllables

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Symbolic in a sentence

  • Might it happen to be a large symbolic grove of trees?cntrational
  • Do you think breaking the dishes was symbolic?Eccles17
  • The city has taken on immense symbolic value.Amastan
  • It was a symbolic slap in the face.Miktsoanit
  • So far, the impact of the BDS movement is more symbolic than economic.OsoHombre
  • The dismissal of foreign minister Tanaka is symbolic of the continuing political turmoil.unknown
  • The Japanese emperor is a merely symbolic figure.Amastan
  • Birds and bird-like creatures are symbolic of rebirth, creation and origins in various ancient myths.Hybrid

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