Antonyms of adj symbolic

1 of 3 senses of symbolic

Sense 2
emblematic, emblematical, symbolic, symbolical -- (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")

INDIRECT (VIA representative) -> nonrepresentative, unsymbolic -- (not standing for something else)

Similarity of adj symbolic

3 senses of symbolic

Sense 1
symbolic, symbolical -- (relating to or using or proceeding by means of symbols; "symbolic logic"; "symbolic operations"; "symbolic thinking")

Sense 2
emblematic, emblematical, symbolic, symbolical -- (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")
       => representative (vs. nonrepresentative) -- (standing for something else; "the bald eagle is representative of the United States")

Sense 3
symbolic -- (using symbolism; "symbolic art")