>>716055850>"Figuratively" is the antonym and the logical opposite of the "word-for-word" sense of "literally."Correct. But it is not the negation, which would result in the meaning of the phrase without the word.
The meaning of the phrase
>They haven't done this in literally 4 years.without the word literally would literally be
>They haven't done this in 4 years.not
>They haven't done this in figuratively 4 years.Another example:
>I was literally 1 point away from winningThe negation of this sentence is
>I was 1 point away from winningand not
>I was figuratively 1 point from winning