catachreses
The word “catachreses” has 4 syllables: cat-a-chre-ses
It's pronounced as /ˌkætəˈkriːˌsiz/
What is synonym and antonym for catachreses?
In the thesaurus, “catachreses” has 49 synonyms and 3 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for catachreses along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for catachreses
- abusage
- analogies
- atrocity
- barbarism
- barbarity
- brutality
- circumlocutions
- coarseness
- code words
- conceits
- corruption
- cranks
- cruel treatment
- cruelty
- dead metaphors
- desecration
- devices
- dissipation
- euphemisms
- exploitation
- harm
- ill-treatment
- impropriety
- inhumanity
- injury
- localism
- malapropism
- maltreatment
- metaphors
- misapplication
- misemployment
- mistreatment
- misusage
- misuse
- mixed metaphors
- perversion
- primitive culture
- profanation
- prostitution
- provincialism
- rough handling
- similes
- solecism
- squandering
- uncivilizedness
- vernacularism
- vernacularity
- vulgarism
- waste
Antonyms for catachreses
Meanings of catachreses
- noun
- A misuse of a word; an application of a term to something which it does not properly denote.
- A misapplication or overextension of figurative or analogical description; a wrongly-applied metaphor or trope.
Example Sentences
- The poem relies on bold catachreses to create striking imagery.
- Literary critics often debate whether catachreses weaken or enrich a text.
- His speech was filled with deliberate catachreses for dramatic effect.
- Ancient rhetoric treated catachreses as a necessary misuse of language.
- The novel’s metaphors sometimes border on catachreses rather than clear comparisons.
On this page you'll find 52 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to catachreses, such as: abusage, analogies, atrocity, barbarism, barbarity, brutality, circumlocutions.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
Related Words
dead metaphors
- analogies
- catachreses
- circumlocutions
- code words
- conceits
- cranks
- devices
- euphemisms
- metaphors
- mixed metaphors
- similes