Not figurative
The crossword clue "Not figurative" is answered by LITERAL, a 7-letter entry. Used 19 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1963. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
LITERAL
7 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LITERAL answer page.
Used 19 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1963. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for LITERAL
Every other clue in this collection answered by LITERAL, most used first.
- Word-for-word - used 27 times, most recently in 2024
- Verbatim - used 11 times, most recently in 2009
- Matter-of-fact. - used 9 times, most recently in 1987
- Like some translations - used 7 times, most recently in 2016
- True to fact - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Not in time - TOOLATE, used 23 times
- Not alfresco - INDOORS, used 16 times
- Not brand-name - GENERIC, used 15 times
- Not in custody - ATLARGE, used 15 times
- Not taking sides - NEUTRAL, used 15 times
- Not much - ALITTLE, used 14 times
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