Synonyms of simile

simile

noun

as in metaphor

grammar a phrase that uses the words like or as to describe someone or something by comparing it with someone or something else that is similar

"She's as fierce as a tiger" is a simile, but "She's a tiger when she's angry" is a metaphor.

Related Words

• metaphor
• analogy
• euphemism
• code word
• circumlocution
• dead metaphor
• crank
• conceit
• device
• catachresis
• mixed metaphor

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of simile

To carry the unappetizing simile further, the casserole dish in this case is about 290 acres large. — Tom Mooney, The Providence Journal, 1 Sep. 2025

Consider, for instance, the use of rhetorical figures such as metaphor or simile. — Nino Letteriello, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025

No metaphors or similes or hyperbolic language needed here – your kids are next. — Rob Gagnon, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2025

Her father was a scientist and worked for NASA, so her work, including The Body’s Question and Life on Mars, is infused with the cosmos and space and all these metaphors and similes tied to the most mysterious places in the universe. — Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 22 Feb. 2025