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Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'allegory'

1. (noun) fable, parable, allegory, apologue
a short moral story (often with animal characters)
Synonyms: legend, fabrication, allegory, emblem, parable, apologue, fiction, fable

2. (noun) emblem, allegory
a visible symbol representing an abstract idea
Synonyms: allegory, parable, fable, emblem, apologue

3. (noun) allegory
an expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances; an extended metaphor
Synonyms: fable, parable, emblem, apologue

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