Figure of speech in which a part represents the whole, or vice versa Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Figure of speech in which a part represents the whole, or vice versa last seen in Times Specialist Sunday puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 10 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SYNECDOCHE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SYNECDOCHE Figure of speech in which a part represents the whole, or vice versa (10) The Times Specialist Sunday Dec 24, 2023
5% IDIOM Figure of speech (5) Universal Oct 22, 2025
5% ADVERB Part of speech (6) (6) Mirror Classic Oct 16, 2025
5% TROPE Figure of speech (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 8, 2025
5% SUBSET Part of the whole (6) LA Times Daily Aug 9, 2025
4% ALL The whole lot (3)
4% IMAGERY Carvings etc - figures of speech (7) (7) The Guardian Quick Oct 31, 2025
4% ATOZ Whole range (4) Thomas Joseph Oct 30, 2025
4% TON Whole bunch (3) Newsday Oct 29, 2025
4% STEVE Actor Carell of "Vice" (5) Premier Sunday Oct 26, 2025

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