symbolic
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symbolic
Rhymes with -ɒlɪk
Where it comes from
From French symbolique or directly from Latin symbolicus, from Ancient Greek συμβολικός (sumbolikós, “of or belonging to a symbol”), equivalent to symbol + -ic.
adjective more symbolic · most symbolic
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Pertaining to a symbol.
Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic […]. Until 2008 there was denial over what finance had become. When a series of bank failures made this impossible, there was widespread anger, leading to the public humiliation of symbolic figures.
Similar: emblematic
- Implicitly representing or referring to another thing. a symbolic gesture
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: symbolical, emblematical, emblematic, representative, symbolize, symbolism, iconic, symbol, token, indicative, nominal, tokenistic, fictive, emblem, gesture, typical
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adj pertaining to a symbol
| Español | simbólico |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | सांकेतिक sāṅketik |
| Português | simbólico |
| Français | symbolique |
| Deutsch | symbolisch |
| Română | simbolic |
| Русский | символи́ческий simvolíčeskij |
| العربية | رَمْزِيّ ramziyy |
| עברית | סמלי simlí, סמלית simlít |
adj implicitly referring to another thing
| Español | simbólico |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | सांकेतिक sāṅketik, प्रतीकात्मक pratīkātmak |
| Português | simbólico |
| Français | symbolique |
| Deutsch | symbolisch, symbolträchtig |
| Română | simbolic |
| العربية | رَمْزِيّ ramziyy |
| עברית | סמלי simlí, סמלית simlít, סימבולי simbóli, סימבולית simbólit |
Talk about this word "symbolic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/symbolic. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. symbolic. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/symbolic "symbolic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/symbolic.Cite this
@misc{symbolic_2026,
title = {symbolic},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/symbolic},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
