What is a phrase that means something else than it says?

IDIOM A phrase or expression which means something, different from the words actually say.

What is it called when someone says something but means the opposite?

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Antiphrasis is the rhetorical device of saying the opposite of what is actually meant in such a way that it is obvious what the true intention is. Some authors treat and use antiphrasis just as irony, euphemism or litotes.

What is the name for a word or phrase that describes one thing in terms of another and is not literally true?

LITERARY DEVICES

A	B
Figure of speech	A word or phrase that describes one thing in terms of something else and is not literally true.
Conflict	A struggle or clash between opposing characters or opposing forces.
Dialect	A way of speaking that is characteristic of a particular region or group of people.

What is it called when you compare two different things while using the words like or as?

Simile (pronounced sim–uh-lee) is a literary term where you use “like” or “as” to compare two different things and show a common quality between them. A simile is different from a simple comparison in that it usually compares two unrelated things. For example, “She looks like you” is a comparison but not a simile.

What is a word that describes something else?

A simile is when you say something is ‘like’ something else – it is a comparison. Excellent examples include “my love is like a red, red rose” or “life is like a box of chocolates”. Metaphors are figures of speech that equates two things or states two things are the same for the sake of comparison or symbolism.

What do you call a comparison of some kind that Cannot be literally true?

figurative language. Language that is always based on some kind of comparison that is not literally true. figure of speech.

Which is the best synonym for the term analogy?

Some common synonyms of analogy are likeness, resemblance, similarity, and similitude. While all these words mean “agreement or correspondence in details,” analogy implies likeness or parallelism in relations rather than in appearance or qualities.