Are you as active as a bee? Do you have some time to spare? If you do, here’s something you can do to make your language seem and sound even more interesting than it currently is. This essay will introduce you to the simile figure of speech, its meaning, definition, and how to apply it successfully. There are also some examples provided that you can use in your own writing or speaking.

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What Is a Simile?

A simile is a figure of speech used to compare two or more items that have comparable qualities. It makes the comparison using words like ‘like’ or ‘as’.

How to Use a Simile in a Sentence?

A simile is typically employed in a phrase to make analogies between two or more nouns, and it does so by using adjectives like ‘like’ or ‘as’. The general purpose behind utilising the word ‘as’ in a simile is to use a noun known for a specific feature. For instance, “proud as a peacock,” “busy as a bee,” and so on. A simile is a direct comparison of two like or dissimilar items. A simile aids your reader’s or listener’s visualisation, comprehension, and understanding of the quality of the words being compared. It adds a lot of vividness and description. In other words, similes can be utilised to communicate information.

Examples of Similes for Everyday Use

Here’s a list of similes to assist you learn how they’re generated and utilised in phrases.

List of Similes Using ‘as’

List of Similes Sentences

as hollow as a drum.	ڈھول کی طرح کھو کھلا۔
as hungry as a wolf.	بھیڑیے کی مانند بھوکا۔
as impatient as a lover.	عاشق کی طرح بے چین۔
as industrious as an ant.	چیونٹی کی مانند محنتی ۔
as joyful as a fly.	مکھی کی مانند خوش و خرم ۔
as keen as a razor.	اُسترے کی مانند تیز ۔
as killing as a plague.	طاعون کی مانند خطر ناک۔
as lazy as a toad/lobster.	مینڈک جیسے جانور کی طرح سُست۔
as level as a pond.	تالاب کی طرح ہموار ۔
as lean as a skeleton.	ڈھانچے کی مانند پتلا۔
as liberal as the sun.	سورج کی مانند آزاد
as light as air/feather	پر کی طرح ہلکا پھلا
as little as a squirrel.	گلہری کی مانند نَنھا مُنھا۔
as lively as a cricket.	جھینگر کی مانند خوش و خرم
as loathsome as a toad.	بھدے مینڈک کی طرح قابل نفرت۔
as loud as thunder.	گرج کی مانند اونچا۔
as lovely as Venus .	وینس سیارے کی طرح پیارا ۔
as mean as a miser.	کنجوس کی طرح گھٹیا کم ظرف۔
as meek as a dove.	فاختہ کی طرح عاجز
as merry as a lark.	چنڈول کی مانند خوش۔
as mild as a dove.	فاختہ کی طرح نرم ۔

Similes Sentences in English With Urdu Translation

as foul as a sty.	اتنا گندہ جتنا کہ سُور کا باڑا۔
as frail as a lily.	نرگس کے پھول کی مانند نازک۔
as frisky as colts.	بچھڑے کی مانند چنچل ۔
as gaudy as a butterfly.	تتلی کی طرح رنگین ( بھر کیلا ) ۔
as gay as a lark.	چنڈول کی طرح خوش۔
as gloomy as night.	رات کی مانند اداس۔
as glorious as the sun.	سورج کی مانند شاندار
as good as gold /a play.	سونے / کھیل کی مانند ا چھا۔
as grave as a judge.	جج ( قاضی) کی طرح سنجیدہ۔
as green as grass.	گھاس کی طرح سبز ۔
as hair less as an egg.	انڈے کی طرح بے بال۔
as handsome as paint.	پینٹ کی مانند خوبصورت۔
as happy as a lark.	چنڈول کی طرح خوش
as harmless as a babe.	بچے کی ماند بے ضتر ر۔
as heavy as lead.	سیسے کی طرح بھاری۔
as high as heaven.	عرش کی مانند بلند ۔
as hot as fire / pepper.	آگ / کالی مرچ کی طرح گرم ۔
as mischievous as a kitten.	بلی کے بچے کی طرح شرارتی۔
as motionless as a corpse.	لاش کی مانند بے حس و حرکت۔
as mournful as the grave.	قبر کی مانند ماتمی۔
as mute as the tomb.	مقبرے / قبر کی طرح خاموش۔

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as brief as time.	وقت کی طرح مختصر
as black as coal.	کو ئلے کی طرح کالا۔
as bad as itch.	اتنابُر اجتنی خارش
as countless as the stars.	ستاروں کی مانند ان گنت۔
as cunning as a fox.	لومڑ کی طرح مکار
as curious as a fish.	مچھلی کی مانند پر تجسس۔
as dark as a dungeon.	کال کوٹھڑنی کی طرح تاریک۔
as deaf as beetle.	بھنورے کی مانند بہرہ۔
as docile as a lamb.	دنبے امیمنے کی طرح اطاعت شعار۔
as dirty as a hog.	سور کی طرح گندہ ۔
as distant as the horizon.	اتنا دور جتنا کہ اُفق ۔
as dead as a doornail.	دروازے کے کیل کی طرح مردہ
as dry as a bone.	ہڈی کی طرح خشک ۔
as easy as ABC.	اتنا آسان جتنی کہ اے بی سی ۔
as faithful as a dog.	کتے کی طرح وفادار ۔
as fast as light.	روشنی کی مانند تیز ۔
as fresh as dew.	شبنم کی مانند تر و تازہ۔
as mysterious as a sphinx.	خیالی پرندےکی طرح پر اسرار۔
as natural as life.	زندگی کی مانند فطری قدرتی ۔
as nervous as a mouse.	چوہے کی طرح بوکھلایا ہوا ۔
as new as day.	دن کی مانند نیا۔

Similes For Everyday Use

List of Similes Sentences in English With Urdu Translation | PDF

as obstinate as a mule.	خچر کی مانند ضدی۔
as opaque as the sky.	آسمان کی طرح غیر شفاف۔
as open as a smile.	مسکراہٹ کی مانند کھلا۔
as opposite as the poles.	قطبین کی طرح آمنے سامنے۔
as pale as death.	موت کی طرح زرد۔
as peaceful as sleep.	نیند کی مانند پرسکون۔
as powerful as a lion.	شیر کی مانند طاقتور
as powerless as an infant.	شیر خوار بچے کی مانند ناتوان
as pretty as a picture.	تصویر کی مانند خوبصورت۔
as proud as a peacock.	مور کی طرح مغرور ۔
as rare as a blue rose.	اتنا نایاب جتنا کہ نیلا گلاب۔
as read as a cherry.	شاہ دانہ خون کی مانند سُرخ۔
as real as the stars.	ستاروں کی مانند حقیقی / یقینی۔
as regular as sunrise.	سورج کے طلوع ہونے کی مانند با قاعدہ۔
as rosy as a bride.	نئی دلہن کی مانند گلابی ۔
as rotten as dirt.	گرد کی مانند گندہ۔
as rude as a bear.	ریچھ کی طرح بد تمیز گستاخ ۔
as secret as thought.	سوچ کی مانند پوشیدہ ۔
as selfish as a fox.	لومڑ کی طرح ابن الغرض۔
as senseless as stone.	پتھر کی مانند ہے جس ۔
as serious as a doctor.	ڈاکٹر کی طرح سنجیدہ ۔

Similes in English With Urdu Translation

as shy as the fawn.	ہرن کے بچے کی مانند شرمیلا ۔
as sleek as a mouse.	چوہے کی طرح چکنا ۔
as sleepless as owls.	الوؤں کی مانند بے خواب۔
as slippery as an eel.	بام مچھلی کی مانند چکنی ۔
as slippery as ice.	برف کی مانند پھسلنی۔
as slow as a snail.	گھونگھے کی طرح سُست رفتار۔
as sly as a fox.	لومڑ کی مانند مکار۔
as soft as silk.	ریشم کی طرح نرم ۔
as solid as bricks.	اینٹوں کی طرح ٹھوس ۔
as sour as lime.	چونے کے پتھر کی طرح ترش۔
as stubborn as a mule.	خچر کی طرح اڑیل۔
as subtle as a serpent.	سانپ کی مانند تیز فہم /مکار۔
as sulky as a bear.	ریچھ کی مانند خفا/ ناراض۔
as supple as a snake.	سانپ کی طرح نرم و ملائم ۔
as sure as death.	موت کی مانند یقینی۔
as sweet as a rose.	گلاب کی مانند خوشبو دار ۔
as talkative as a magpie.	نیل کنٹھ کی مانند با تونی۔
as tall as a steeple.	مینار کی طرح اونچا۔
as tame as a sheep.	نیل کنٹھ کی مانند با تونی۔
as tender as a bud / lamb.	کلی کی مانند نازک۔
as shapeless as an old shoe.	اتنا بے ڈھنگا /بدشکل جتنا کہ پرانا جوتا۔
as sharp as a razor.	اُسترے کی مانند تیز۔

Daily Used Similes

as then as a wafer.	کُر کرے بسکٹ کی طرح پتلا۔
as transient as lightning.	آسمانی بجلی کی طرح عارضی۔
as transparent as glass.	شیشے کی مانند صاف وشفاف۔
as tricky as an ape.	بندر کی مانند چالباز ۔
as troublesome as a monkey.	بندر کی مانند تکلیف دہ۔
as uncertain as the weather.	موسم کی مانند غیر یقینی۔
as useful as a cow.	گائے کی مانند مفید
as unreal as a dream.	خواب کی مانند غیر حقیقی ۔
as vain as a peacock.	مور کی مانند مغرور۔
as venomous as a snake.	سانپ کی مانند زہریلا ۔
as voracious as a camel.	اونٹ کی مانند پیٹو کھاؤ۔
as vague as a shadow.	سائے کی مانند مبہم۔
as warlike as the wolf.	بھیڑیے کی مانند لڑاکا ۔
as warm as wool.	اون کی مانند گرم ۔
as weak as a reed.	بانسری کی طرح کمزور۔
as white as snow.	برف کی مانند سفید۔
as wise as Solomon.	سلیمان کی طرح عقل مند ۔
as unreal as a dream.	خواب کی مانند غیر حقیقی ۔
as yellow as Sulphur.	سلفر کی طرح زرد۔
as zigzag as lightning.	آسمانی بجلی کی طرح پر پیچ /خمدار ۔