Figure of speech Crossword Clue

Last seen: The Wall Street Journal, 23 Sept 2024

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TROPE
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Frequently recurring themeCrossword Clue
Movie clichéCrossword Clue
Clichéd plot deviceCrossword Clue
Mirror scare in a horror movie, e.gCrossword Clue
Love triangle, e.gCrossword Clue
Familiar plot deviceCrossword Clue
Movie or TV clicheCrossword Clue
Recurrent motifCrossword Clue
Meet cute in a rom-com, e.gCrossword Clue
Enemies to lovers, e.gCrossword Clue

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IDIOM
5 Letters
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"Break the ice" or "break a leg"Crossword Clue
"Clam up" or "chicken out"Crossword Clue
Nonliteral expressionCrossword Clue
Cultural expressionCrossword Clue
‘A piece of cake’ or ‘a walk in the park’, sayCrossword Clue
Said I omitted section in phraseCrossword Clue
Bad apple or sour grapes, e.gCrossword Clue
"Up in arms" or "break a leg"Crossword Clue
Kick to the curb, for oneCrossword Clue
PhraseCrossword Clue

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METAPHOR
8 Letters
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Figure of speech – other mapCrossword Clue
Spoon theory, for exampleCrossword Clue
Came across a figure of speech - this one?Crossword Clue
Figure of speech thats upset mother, about father retiringCrossword Clue
Satisfied a number picked up analogyCrossword Clue
Franklin’s “A good conscience is a continual Christmas,” e.gCrossword Clue
Nerves of steel, e.gCrossword Clue
Bumped into Harpo transformed as a figure of speechCrossword Clue
Something that shouldn't be mixedCrossword Clue
A figure of speech matched a figure of speechCrossword Clue

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SIMILE
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Look pleased, comprehending one figure of speechCrossword Clue
Sly as a fox, for exampleCrossword Clue
Literary deviceCrossword Clue
Literary comparisonCrossword Clue
Figure of speech with "like" or "as"Crossword Clue
Comparison I show amusement aboutCrossword Clue
Colorful analogy, perhapsCrossword Clue
"Free as a bird," for exampleCrossword Clue
"Cool as a cucumber," for exampleCrossword Clue
One putting on happy expression in comparisonCrossword Clue

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DEVICE
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
GadgetCrossword Clue
Word after "mnemonic" or "electronic"Crossword Clue
Mechanism to eliminate sex crime?Crossword Clue
Central part of idea by deputy for contrivanceCrossword Clue
Smartphone, e.gCrossword Clue
Plan six hundred Scottish river bridgesCrossword Clue
Remove frost around head of vital instrumentCrossword Clue
ApplianceCrossword Clue
Instrument of French iniquityCrossword Clue
Plan reflects reporters shortcomingCrossword Clue

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IMAGE
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Mirror reflectionCrossword Clue
NAACP ___ AwardsCrossword Clue
PictureCrossword Clue
One might be a JPEG or PNGCrossword Clue
GIF, JPEG or PNGCrossword Clue
Instagram uploadCrossword Clue
P.R. concernCrossword Clue
Brief journal that is describing conceptCrossword Clue
Publicist's focusCrossword Clue
Public perceptionCrossword Clue

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IRONY
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Twisted humor?Crossword Clue
Satire from incredible Roman orator needed youth initiallyCrossword Clue
Satirist’s weaponCrossword Clue
A maintenance shop with a broken doorbell is an example of itCrossword Clue
"Dramatic" literary deviceCrossword Clue
Humorous style of club comedy at lastCrossword Clue
A fire station burning down, e.gCrossword Clue
Someone yelling "Keep your voice down!," e.gCrossword Clue
It might be verbal, dramatic or situationalCrossword Clue
Dolly Parton losing a Dolly Parton lookalike contest, e.gCrossword Clue

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ORATOR
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Figure of speech?Crossword Clue
Delivery person?Crossword Clue
Memorable speakerCrossword Clue
Eloquent speakerCrossword Clue
Podium figureCrossword Clue
Person on a soapboxCrossword Clue
Speaker on a daisCrossword Clue
Powerful public speakerCrossword Clue
Skillful speakerCrossword Clue
Public speakerCrossword Clue

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OXYMORON
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Element in "Night of the Living Dead"Crossword Clue
ContradictionCrossword Clue
Rhetorical device juxtaposing apparent contradictionsCrossword Clue
"Old news" or "original copy"Crossword Clue
Stupid contradiction of love kiss planted on celebritys rear end and titCrossword Clue
Love and sex play, finally, with an idiot? Idiot savant, perhapsCrossword Clue
Deafening silence, perhaps, after Oscar axes dunceCrossword Clue
Unbiased opinion, e.gCrossword Clue
Oscar coordinates fools original copy?Crossword Clue
A juxtaposition of contradictory terms; "military intelligence" for exampleCrossword Clue

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ZEUGMA
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Literary device linking two unrelated termsCrossword Clue
Even parts of quiz game developed this figureCrossword Clue
Heras husband cut short good mother in a forum and a frenzy, perhapsCrossword Clue
Greek god acquiring good mother for son? An interesting choice of wordsCrossword Clue
Figure of speech exemplified by "You held your breath and the door for me"Crossword Clue
Amazing use, perhaps odd, as in irrelevant figure of speechCrossword Clue
Rhetorical device exemplified by the Daft Punk lyric "Let's raise the bar/And our cups to the stars"Crossword Clue
Poetic term for what the Rolling Stones lyric "she blew my nose and then she blew my mind" containsCrossword Clue
Regular contributors to quiz game developed figure of speechCrossword Clue
Clever word play wherein Azed endlessly plays with mugCrossword Clue

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MIXEDMETAPHOR
13 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Contradictory deviceCrossword Clue
"When the going gets tough, the early bird gets the worm," e.gCrossword Clue
For example, to hit the nail on the nose?Crossword Clue
Ridiculous combination of two figures of speechCrossword Clue
Item Marx hoped to change, creating incongruous imageCrossword Clue
Iron out a bottleneck, for exampleCrossword Clue
Homer apt to display this linguistic solecism?Crossword Clue
Grammar slip that's not rocket surgeryCrossword Clue
"A rolling stone is worth two in the bush", for exampleCrossword Clue
Answer to each of the six starred clues, literallyCrossword Clue

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LITOTES
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Might such rhetoric be no great shakes?Crossword Clue
Figure of speech unusual in TS EliotCrossword Clue
Bit of rhetoric from student, one wholly using modern language?Crossword Clue
Figure of speech child found in stories — that's an understatementCrossword Clue
Small amount of drink mopped up by a tissue, falsely? That's an understatementCrossword Clue
It downplays setter getting eaten by 50 bearsCrossword Clue
It downplays setter getting eaten by 50 bearsCrossword Clue
Tall stories after consuming drink? Thats an understatementCrossword Clue
Toilets are shabby? Its an understatementCrossword Clue
Untidy toilets? Thats some understatement!Crossword Clue

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HENDIADYS
9 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Sidney had curled up nice and warm, maybeCrossword Clue
Sidney had curled up nice and warm, maybeCrossword Clue

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TROUPE
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Moving company?Crossword Clue
Group of performers using figure of speech to inspire you in auditionCrossword Clue
Group of mimes, maybeCrossword Clue
Group of touring performersCrossword Clue
Performing companyCrossword Clue
Traveling ensembleCrossword Clue
Group that plays aroundCrossword Clue
Band tore up school lettersCrossword Clue
Work with characters set apart in authentic companyCrossword Clue
Traveling companyCrossword Clue

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TENT
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Temporary shelterCrossword Clue
Shelter that needs to be pitchedCrossword Clue
Site for a night outCrossword Clue
Camp sightCrossword Clue
Out house?Crossword Clue
Rain-friendly rental for an outdoor weddingCrossword Clue
Farmer's market sightCrossword Clue
Campout shelterCrossword Clue
Farmer's market structureCrossword Clue
Shelter that's pitchedCrossword Clue

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ANTIMETABOLE
12 Letters

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DEPORT
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
ExpelCrossword Clue
Kick outCrossword Clue
ExpatriateCrossword Clue
Banish Dutch figure of speech thats come upCrossword Clue
Send away, in a wayCrossword Clue
Send home, in a wayCrossword Clue
Throw out rogue initially seen in storehouseCrossword Clue
Expatriate runs inside storehouseCrossword Clue
Rupees stored to send overseas?Crossword Clue
ExpatriateCrossword Clue

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TELEPORT
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Power trip?Crossword Clue
Move in a flash, hypotheticallyCrossword Clue
Appear out of nowhere?Crossword Clue
Move a person instantly in dematerialised form from one place to anotherCrossword Clue
Beam up, e.gCrossword Clue
The Tube left to go by cerebration?Crossword Clue
Box left to transport in the futureCrossword Clue
Box left to transport in the futureCrossword Clue
Travel sci-fi styleCrossword Clue
Move by dematerialising and re-assembling — repel totCrossword Clue

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ANAPHORA
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
In speech girl favouring a rhetorical deviceCrossword Clue
Repetition of words at the starts of successive phrases, in rhetoricCrossword Clue
One down - hard, or a deliberate repetition of a word?Crossword Clue
A short sleep at hotel, or before a part of the EucharistCrossword Clue
Poet's repetition for effectCrossword Clue
A rewrite of "Mary Had a Little Lamb" using ___: "A lamb quite little, Mary had / A lamb, fleece white as snow"Crossword Clue
Rhetorical device like "this earth, this realm, this England"Crossword Clue
Rhetorical device like "this earth, this realm, this England"Crossword Clue
Repetition of a word at the start of successive sentencesCrossword Clue
Word repetitionCrossword Clue

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METONYM
7 Letters
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"Hollywood" vis-à-vis the film industry, e.gCrossword Clue
"The White House" vis-à-vis the executive branch of government, e.gCrossword Clue
Reductive substitution English man used in mass mediumCrossword Clue
Cruise around state east of Maine — there's another word for itCrossword Clue
Cruise around state east of Maine - theres another word for itCrossword Clue
Broadway, for the theater industryCrossword Clue
"The press," for "reporters," e.gCrossword Clue
"The press," for "reporters," e.gCrossword Clue
"The White House," for "the presidency," e.gCrossword Clue
"The White House," for "the presidency," e.gCrossword Clue

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STATUE
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Venus de Milo, e.gCrossword Clue
… way before next bust, perhaps …Crossword Clue
The ___ of LibertyCrossword Clue
Liberty or The Little Mermaid?Crossword Clue
Strangely astute work of artCrossword Clue
Square figure?Crossword Clue
Law suit finally disposed of – for a figureCrossword Clue
Grand Buddha at Ling Shan, e.gCrossword Clue
SculptureCrossword Clue
Lady Liberty, for oneCrossword Clue

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SMILE
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Parenthesis, in an emoticonCrossword Clue
Photographer's directiveCrossword Clue
Flash the pearly whitesCrossword Clue
:)Crossword Clue
Dimple makerCrossword Clue
Happy faceCrossword Clue
Make this face :-)Crossword Clue
"Say cheese!"Crossword Clue
Look happyCrossword Clue
"Say cheese!"Crossword Clue

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CHIASMUS
8 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Two lots of Greek letters containing a rhetorical deviceCrossword Clue
Mate with no new problems rebutted contrasting rhetoricCrossword Clue

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Across

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Supplied with nourishmentCrossword Clue

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Ankle-to-knee boneCrossword Clue

Slippery, perhapsCrossword Clue

*Candy disks with flavors including clove, licorice and chocolateCrossword Clue

Opposite of “oui”Crossword Clue

Item in a super’s setCrossword Clue

Sticky mudCrossword Clue

“___ there yet?”Crossword Clue

MailedCrossword Clue

Where Canada’s parliament meetsCrossword Clue

Got to one’s feetCrossword Clue

Intel gathererCrossword Clue

Flower bed makeupCrossword Clue

Laundry problemCrossword Clue

Where Egypt’s parliament meetsCrossword Clue

Beginning for cycle or planeCrossword Clue

*National control of an industryCrossword Clue

A quarter of MCrossword Clue

“Seriously?”Crossword Clue

Trade show presentationsCrossword Clue

Highest trumpsCrossword Clue

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Derisive lookCrossword Clue

Hooting fledglingsCrossword Clue

Durable timberCrossword Clue

Do a pirouetteCrossword Clue

Penn of “Milk”Crossword Clue

Atlas pageCrossword Clue

Charged atomCrossword Clue

Old locomotive parts, and a hint to the starred answersCrossword Clue

Green Day drummer ___ CoolCrossword Clue

Moves cautiouslyCrossword Clue

ApprovesCrossword Clue

Scars on carsCrossword Clue

Sail’s staffCrossword Clue

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Showing 23 Matching Answers

TROPE

10 RELATED CLUES

IDIOM

10 RELATED CLUES

METAPHOR

10 RELATED CLUES

SIMILE

10 RELATED CLUES

DEVICE

10 RELATED CLUES

IMAGE

10 RELATED CLUES

IRONY

10 RELATED CLUES

ORATOR

10 RELATED CLUES

OXYMORON

10 RELATED CLUES

ZEUGMA

10 RELATED CLUES

MIXEDMETAPHOR

10 RELATED CLUES

LITOTES

10 RELATED CLUES

HENDIADYS

2 RELATED CLUES

TROUPE

10 RELATED CLUES

TENT

10 RELATED CLUES

ANTIMETABOLE

DEPORT

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TELEPORT

10 RELATED CLUES

ANAPHORA

10 RELATED CLUES

METONYM

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STATUE

10 RELATED CLUES

SMILE

10 RELATED CLUES

CHIASMUS

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