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metaphorically

adverb
  1. (manner) In a metaphoric manner; not literally; by means of metaphor.

    "He conveyed his teachings metaphorically."

  2. Used to draw attention that what follows is a metaphor, not to be taken literally

    "Metaphorically, he was crushed."

Antonymsliterally

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