Synonyms:
symbolic, symbolical
Meaning: relating to or using or proceeding by means of symbols; "symbolic logic"; "symbolic operations"; "symbolic thinking"
Synonyms:
emblematic, emblematical, symbolic, symbolical
Meaning: serving as a visible symbol for something abstract; "a crown is emblematic of royalty"; "the spinning wheel was as symbolic of colonical Massachusetts as the codfish"
Synonyms:
symbolic
Meaning: using symbolism; "symbolic art"
Usage examples
The first introduction of a symbolic worship was in the veneration of the cross, and of relics.
The envoys, symbolic of the new strength that was to come out of the West, made their journey across continent by automobile.
As for the humming-bird part of her, that dwelt in her heart; you could not perceive it unless her bright red skirt and dark blue blouse gave you a symbolic hint of the vagarious bird.