Synonym Dictionary

To twist or coil together; figuratively, to make tangled or complicated.

To remove the internal organs; figuratively, to strip away essential substance.

Able to be drawn into wire or shaped; figuratively, easily led or influenced.

To remove the internal organs; figuratively, to strip away essential content.

Not allowing passage through; figuratively, unaffected by an influence.

Very high or elevated; figuratively, ambitious, noble, or expressed with superiority.

Nearsightedness; figuratively, a failure to consider wider or longer-term consequences.

Nearsighted; figuratively, failing to consider broader or longer-term consequences.

Soft, boggy ground; figuratively, a difficult situation from which escape is hard.

Extremely hungry; figuratively, intensely eager to obtain something.

Relating to the effective use of language; sometimes intended for effect without expecting a literal answer.

A figure of speech comparing things explicitly, often using like or as.

To enter another person's property without permission; figuratively, to intrude on rights or boundaries.

A thin outer layer; figuratively, a superficial appearance concealing what lies beneath.

A rapidly rotating flow; figuratively, a powerful situation that draws things into it.