As nouns the difference between symbolism and dadaism

is that symbolism is representation of a concept through symbols or underlying meanings of objects or qualities while dadaism is a cultural movement that began in neutral , switzerland, during world war i and peaked from 1916 to 1920, which involved visual arts, literature (poetry, art manifestos, art theory), theatre, and graphic design, which concentrated its anti-war politic through a rejection of the prevailing standards in art through anti-art cultural works.