literalized

the phrase "raining cats and dogs" is a literalized idiom, not a description of actual animals falling from the sky.

his interpretation of the poem was too literalized; he missed the underlying metaphors.

the director asked the actors to avoid a literalized performance and instead convey the emotion.

the script contained a few moments where the dialogue felt too literalized and lacked natural flow.

she found his response to be overly literalized and lacking in empathy.

the artist's style moved away from the literalized representation of objects towards abstraction.

the challenge was to create a compelling narrative without resorting to a literalized retelling of the events.

the student's essay was criticized for being too literalized and lacking in analysis.

the comedian's jokes often fell flat because they were too literalized and predictable.

the animation style deliberately avoided being literalized, opting for a more stylized aesthetic.

the lawyer's closing statement was surprisingly literalized, focusing on the facts without emotional appeal.