Allegory, Parable, Myth and Fable are comparable as literary forms that typically tell a story for the sake of presenting a truth or of enforcing a moral.
Category: Synonyms
Allegory vs Symbolism
Allegory and Symbolism designate methods of representation in art. Both characteristically aim to represent concretely something that is abstract or for some other reason not directly representable.
All vs Every vs Each
All, Every and Each, when applied to the individuals of a group, imply inclusion of the entire membership with no exceptions.
Alkaline vs Basic
Alkaline and Basic are closely related and,.in many aspects of their use synonymous terms.
Alight vs Light vs Land vs Perch vs Roost
Alight, Light, Land, Perch and Roost share the meaning to come to rest after or as if after a flight, a descent, or a fall.
Alarm vs Tocsin vs Alert
Alarm, Tocsin and Alert all agree in meaning a signal that serves as a call to action or to be on guard especially in a time of imminent danger.
Airy vs Aerial vs Ethereal
Airy, Aerial and Ethereal can all mean as light and insubstantial as air.
Airport vs Airdrome vs Airfield vs Airstrip vs Landing strip vs Flying field vs Landing field
Airport, Airdrome, Airfield, Airstrip, Landing strip, Flying field and Landing field all denote a place where airplanes may take off and land in safety.
Air vs Atmosphere vs Ether vs Ozone
Air designates the invisible mixture of gases which surrounds the earth and is the impalpable respirable substance essential to life or that substance mixed with or contaminated by other substances.
Aim vs Aspire vs Pant
Aim, Aspire, and Pant all may mean to have as a controlling desire something beyond one's present power of attainment.
Agriculture vs Farming vs Husbandry
Agriculture, Farming, and Husbandry all mean the science or the business of raising plants and animals useful to man.
Agreement vs Accord vs Understanding
Agreement, Accord and Understanding are comparable chiefly in their political and legal uses.