1. (adj) misprint, erratum, typographical error, typo, literal error, literal
a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind
Synonyms: misprint, literal, literal error, erratum, typo, typographical error
Antonyms: metonymical, analogical, false, metaphorical, synecdochical, inexact, fancy, metaphoric, metonymic, tropical, nonliteral, figurative, extended, synecdochic, poetic
2. (adj) actual, genuine, literal, real
being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something
Synonyms: literal, true(a), actual, tangible, material, real, veridical, existent, genuine, factual, unfeigned, echt, substantial, real(a)
Antonyms: metonymic, metaphorical, fancy, synecdochical, metaphoric, synecdochic, analogical, extended, inexact, poetic, false, figurative, nonliteral, tropical, metonymical
3. (adj) literal
without interpretation or embellishment
Synonyms: actual, genuine, real
Antonyms: metaphoric, fancy, false, synecdochic, tropical, inexact, metaphorical, synecdochical, metonymical, figurative, analogical, poetic, extended, nonliteral, metonymic
4. (adj) literal
limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text
Synonyms: actual, genuine, real
Antonyms: synecdochic, metonymical, fancy, poetic, nonliteral, synecdochical, metaphorical, false, inexact, figurative, analogical, extended, tropical, metaphoric, metonymic
5. (adj) literal
avoiding embellishment or exaggeration (used for emphasis)
Synonyms: actual, genuine, real
Antonyms: metonymic, inexact, metaphorical, metaphoric, extended, synecdochical, nonliteral, false, poetic, analogical, figurative, fancy, metonymical, tropical, synecdochic
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